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  • US newspaper round-up: Boeing, Jobless claims, Rue21...

    Thursday 23 May 2013

    Chinese regulators has cleared the way for Boeing's 787 aircrafts to begin commercial service in the country, following the grounding enforced in January after issues with batteries overheating onboard, The Wall Street Journal reports.

  • Grexit no longer as likely, says Citi economist

    Thursday 23 May 2013

    Citigroup Chief Economist Willem Buiter has changed his mind and no longer expects Greece to exit the euro imminently.

  • Spanish hotel stays take a hit in April

    Thursday 23 May 2013

    Overnight stays in hotel estabilishments in Spain have fallen 11 percent on a year-on-year basis for the month of April, the country's national statistics office (INE) has reported.

  • USD/CAD: A clear path towards a nine-month high

    Thursday 23 May 2013

    Wednesday’s intraday low for the USD/CAD was at the top part of a bearish price channel that had been left behind, according to technical analysts at Digital Look.

  • EUR/JPY: A simple throwback

    Thursday 23 May 2013

    The strong correction on the EUR/JPY is part of a simple throwback that will test the strength of a new support level following the breakout of a triangle pattern, say technical analysts at Digital Look.

  • Spain sees borrowing costs tick higher at bond auction

    Thursday 23 May 2013

    The Spanish Treasury has returned to the sovereign debt market and found that its borrowing costs have ticked higher on lower demand for the first time since early February.

  • ECB needs to do more as PMI signals Q2 Eurozone recession, says Markit

    Thursday 23 May 2013

    Eurozone private sector activity hit a three-month high in May, but still remained “deep in contraction territory”, according to a report published on Thursday by Markit.

  • USD/JPY: Just a nerve-wrecking correction

    Thursday 23 May 2013

    The USD/JPY has suffered through some intense volatility on Thursday morning as the Nikkei 225 fell more than seven percent.

  • EUR/USD: Skids past resistance and turns around

    Thursday 23 May 2013

    The price chart for the EUR/USD presented a perfect 'double-top' that led technical analysts at Digital Look to expect a rebound towards 1.2950-1.2955.

  • Germany's PMI data threatens Q2 GDP rebound

    Thursday 23 May 2013

    Though Germany's PMI (purchasing managers' index) data showed a sluggish advance in May, new orders continued to decline, putting a forecast rebound in growth during the second quarter at risk.

  • Chinese manufacturing sector slips back into contraction

    Thursday 23 May 2013

    Factory activity growth in China moved backed into negative territory in May sparking worries over the recovery as the world's second-largest economy stagnates.

  • FX round-up: Dollar rises after mixed QE signals

    Thursday 23 May 2013

    The dollar strengthened against major currencies on Wednesday on hints that the Federal Reserve may start to taper its bond-buying programme in the next few meetings.

  • Fed Chairman warns against premature QE exit

    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    In remarks to the United States Congressional Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned against a pre-mature tightening of monetary policy.

  • OPINION: “Job market is weak,” Greenspan says

    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    Speaking on Wednesday afternoon to Congress US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke has called attention to the still weak labour market, one of the weaknesses which, in the past, the central bank has highlighted must be addressed before it can proceed to modify its monetary policy.

  • US newspaper round-up: Federal Reserve, Ford, JPMorgan...

    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    William Dudley, the head of the New York Federal Reserve said that the a decision on scaling back the central bank’s asset purchase programme is still three to four months away, writes the Los Angeles Times.

  • Swiss central bank open to raising exchange rate floor

    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    Swiss National Bank (SNB) Governor Thomas Jordan does not rule out weakening the Swiss franc further and lifting the floor on the euro to 1.25 Swiss francs.

  • GBP/USD: Technical support falls by the wayside

    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    On Tuesday GBP/USD closed below technical support at 1.52 by a significant margin, according to technical analysts at Digital Look.

  • Incoming BoE chief Carney points to deep challenges Europe faces

    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    Current Bank of Canada Governor and soon-to-be head of the Bank of England (BoE) Mark Carney pointed out the deep challenges facing Europe due to austerity, a lack of confidence and tight credit. He suggested that the region could learn lessons from Japan on not following through with solid policy.

  • EUR/GBP breaks through resistance levels

    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    The price chart for EUR/GBP indicates the possibility of a strong rally as it breaks through short-term resistance at 0.8516, according to technical analysts at Digital Look.

  • USD/JPY rises without looking back

    Wednesday 22 May 2013

    It is evident that the trend in USD/JPY remains very bullish or, in other words, the yen remains very weak.

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