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USA GDP growth figures and pending home sales miss forecasts, sterling slumps as Brexit confusion escalates

The latest GDP growth figures for the USA economy missed forecasts, when the latest figures were revealed on Thursday afternoon; QoQ growth for Q4 2018 came in at 2.2%, falling from 2.6% and missing the forecast of 2.4%. Pending home sales for February came in at -1.0%, with the annual sales figure coming in at […]

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Canada’s GDP growth figures are forecast to improve

At 12:30pm U.K. time, on Friday March 29th, a Canadian statistics agency, attached to the government, will reveal the latest GDP growth figures for the Canadian economy. Currently at 1.10% measured up to December 2018, the forecast, from news agencies such as Reuters and Bloomberg, is for growth to make a significant improvement, predicted to

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Asian markets slide as global trade fears rise, sterling slips as the risk of no deal Brexit rises. Turkey sparks a new crisis

Asian markets fell during the Sydney-Asian trading session, the Shanghai Composite closed down -0.92%, whilst Japan’s Nikkei index closed down -1.61%, reducing the year to date 2019 gains, for Japan’s leading index to 5.09%. The risk off tone has remained due to global trade fears and bond yields falling. Australian and New Zealand government bond

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Sterling initially rises as Theresa May agrees to resign, then falls as U.K. Parliament fails in indicative voting, USA equity indices whipsaw as balance of payments rises

The current account deficit in the United States has widened to -$134.4 billion in Q4 2018, from an upwardly revised -$126 billion gap in Q3, coming in above the news agency forecasts of -$130 billion. Registering the highest current account gap metric in ten years, The trade deficit in the USA narrowed to -$51.1 billion

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New Zealand kiwi dollar crashes as RBNZ delivers dovish statement, whilst it commits to upcoming interest rate cuts

The New Zealand dollar crashed versus its peers during the Sydney-Asian session as the central bank, the RBNZ, issued a monetary policy containing dovish forward guidance, suggesting that interest rate cuts were likely in the short to medium term, as opposed to its previous commitment to raise the rate. RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr declared: “Given

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U.S. dollar rises versus several peers, euro falls, whilst sterling makes modest gains as no deal Brexit recedes

USD rose versus the majority of its peers during the latter part of the London-European trading session and the New York session. This rise came despite, or perhaps as a consequence, of the poor housing and consumer confidence data published during the day’s sessions, which saw permits and housing starts miss the forecasts, whilst the

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Analysts and FX traders will focus on the RBNZ interest rate decision and any accompanying monetary policy statement

At 1:00am U.K. time, on Wednesday 26th March, the central bank for New Zealand, the RBNZ, will announce its decision regarding the country’s interest rate. Referred to as the “official cash rate”, the current rate is 1.75% and the widely held consensus, after Bloomberg and Reuters have polled their panel of economists over recent days,

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China’s equity indices fall for second day in series, FX traders attempt to price sterling, based on U.K. Parliament taking control of Brexit

The equity markets in China fell during Tuesday’s overnight/morning Asian session, as global growth fears continued to stalk Chinese markets. The Shanghai Composite index fell by -1.51% and the CSI by -1.13%. Chinese investors could be trading ahead of the curve, by regarding the lack of definitive progress in relation to the tariff talks as

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Sterling pairs trade in tight ranges as Brexit confusion reigns, Euro steadies as IFO soft data for Germany comes in ahead of forecast

The U.K. pound traded in tight ranges versus its peers during Monday’s trading sessions, as analysts and FX traders struggled to make sense of the latest Brexit developments in U.K. parliament. At 10:00pm on Monday evening, MPs voted on another arcane parliamentary process; what’s termed “indicative votes” to establish what type of withdrawal agreement exit

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U.K. pound arrests slump as E.U. summit reaches decision, euro sells off as Markit PMIs miss forecasts.

On Thursday evening at an E.U. summit, the leaders of the E.U. 27 finally took control of the Brexit process, by declaring the revised exit dates for the U.K. The March 29th deadline has been moved; if the U.K. parliament can’t agree to the withdrawal agreement, then it exits by April 11th, under a no

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