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US Consumer Confidence * (Jun) 109.7 vs. Exp. 104.0 (Prev. 102.3) Present Situation index 155.3 (prev. 148.9) Expectations index 79.3 (prev. 71.5)
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US New Home Sales-Units * (May) 0.763M vs. Exp. 0.675M (Prev. 0.683M)
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Canadian CPI Inflation YY* (May) 3.4% vs. Exp. 3.4% (Prev. 4.4%)
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MORNING MINUTE JUNE 27th
SIDEWAYS MARKETS AS INVESTORS SHRUG OFF THE RUSSIAN REBELLION WHILE THE PROMISE OF MORE STIMULUS IN CHINA DIDN’T HELP WORLDWIDE CONSENSUS THAT RATES WILL STAY HIGHER FOR LONGER
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END OF DAY REPORT JUNE 26th
WITH NOT A LOT GOING ON, A DISGRUNTLED PUTIN IS TOPPING THE HEADLINES TODAY
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MORNING MINUTE JUNE 26th
WOES ABOUT INTEREST RATES AND RUSSIAN COUP/STRIKE HAS GIVEN INVESTORS THE JITTERS AS VOLATILITY GOES HIGHER AND STOCKS LOWER
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ARE OPTIONS JUST GAMBLING
Well it can be….Ask yourself, are you trading options for the buzz? Do you have some kind on analytics system? Are you trading because your buddies are doing it? For those of you punting around in single day expiration options, it most definitely is gambling. Short term signals do work and you can take advantage […]
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ECB’s Lane says not seeing wage-price spiral, “it’s more like an inverse spiral”; wages inevitability need to catch up and that will slow disinflation
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MORNING MINUTE JUNE 23rd
WEAK PMI NUMBERS HAS SENT THE STOCK MARKETS IN RETREAT AS A COMBINATION OF A RECESSIONARY NUMBER IN THE FACE ON EVEN HIGHER RATES ARE MAKING INVESTORS SLIGHTLY NERVOUS
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ECB’s Nagel says tight labour market could result in persistent inflationary pressures; rates have not peaked and eventual peak must be held for an extended period
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