Forex News
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The chief financial officer of conservative global news outlet The Epoch Times has been arrested and charged with leading a yearslong scheme to launder at least $67 million in illicit funds, federal prosecutors said Monday. The scheme — which involved cryptocurrency, tens of thousands of prepaid debit cards, fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance ...
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A juror in a Minneapolis trial related to $250 million in stolen pandemic aid reported that she had a sack with $120,000 in cash delivered to her door — and a note promising more if she voted to acquit. The bribe was delivered to the juror’s home in on Sunday evening — just hours before the jury was due back in court to hear the final closing arguments in ...
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Inflation and wages are kind of a chicken or egg issue. Do higher prices cause higher wages or do higher wages cause higher prices? I suppose it’s probably a little of both. There is an obvious relationship when you look at the data. Here’s a look at year-over-year wage growth versus trailing twelve-month inflation going back to 1965: chart Wages grow ...
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The number of job openings changed little at 8.1 million on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, both the number of hires and total separations were little changed at 5.6 million and 5.4 million, respectively. Within separations, quits (3.5 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.5 million) ...
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post: THE BOJ IS SAID TO MULL REDUCING BOND BUYS AS EARLY AS THE JUNE MEETING. post: THE BOJ SAID TO WATCH MARKETS TILL THE LAST MOMENT BEFORE DECIDING, WHILST HAVING NO INTENTION TO SURPRISE BOND TRADERS.
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We’re now in an important spot of the economic calendar as the next two weeks bring rate decisions out of both Europe and the United States. There’s an NFP report set to be released in-between and we just had the most recent installment of US Core PCE, which led to a volatile finish to last week. In EUR/USD, the bullish breakout that pushed in mid-May on ...
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The dollar languished at its lowest since March against the euro and sterling on Tuesday as signs of a softening US economy boosted the case for earlier Federal Reserve interest ...
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Swiss franc has extended its gains on Monday. USD/CHF is trading at 0.8961 in the North American session, down 0.68%. The Swiss franc posted its strong weekly gain of the year ...
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When a guard patrolling Poland’s eastern border was attacked by a migrant trying to illegally cross from Belarus last month, Prime Minister Donald Tusk rushed to the scene. ...
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post: THE BOJ IS SAID TO MULL REDUCING BOND BUYS AS EARLY AS THE JUNE MEETING. post: THE BOJ SAID TO WATCH MARKETS TILL THE LAST MOMENT BEFORE DECIDING, WHILST HAVING NO INTENTION TO SURPRISE BOND TRADERS.
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The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.3% in May 2024 compared with the previous month, reaching 107.7 points (December 2020 = 100). Inflation was +1.4% compared with the ...
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post: Japan FinMin Suzuki: Conducted FX Intervention To Counter Speculative Moves - FX Intervention Had Effects To Some Extent - Watching Forex Moves Closely - Will Continue To Respond Appropriately
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GBPUSD has been in a steady recovery following its bounce off the 2024 bottom of 1.2298, with the price violating both the 50- and 200-day simple moving averages (SMAs). On Tuesday, the pair posted a fresh two-month peak, but quickly sustained some losses as the rally is starting to look overdone. If the price extends its upward trajectory, the bulls could ...
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We’re now in an important spot of the economic calendar as the next two weeks bring rate decisions out of both Europe and the United States. There’s an NFP report set to be released in-between and we just had the most recent installment of US Core PCE, which led to a volatile finish to last week. In EUR/USD, the bullish breakout that pushed in mid-May on ...
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This week, I’m keeping a close watch on a range of important economic data from the US, along with key updates from Europe. In the US, key highlights include the ISM Survey yesterday coming in much lower than what was expected by the consensus dragging the USD down to 104.080, ADP Employment Change and Factory Orders on Wednesday, Durable Goods Orders and ...