April 20th, 2015
By Ricky Bean
HSBC’s Purchasing Managers Index for China is released on Thursday. It is expected to continue to show contraction but an improvement on the previous month. China...
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April 17th, 2015
By Ricky Bean
The Canadian dollar soared to three-month highs against its local but larger neighbour, the US dollar. This was largely fuelled by disappointing US economic reports...
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April 16th, 2015
By Ricky Bean
Chinese data disappointed across the board; growth was only 7%, retail sales only grew 10.2%, industrial output increased 5.6%, expectation was 7% and fixed asset...
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April 15th, 2015
By Smart Currency
New Zealand business confidence down last quarter Although last quarter’s New Zealand business confidence data deteriorated slightly, the New Zealand dollar still...
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April 14th, 2015
By Ricky Bean
The Australian dollar fell over 1% against the US dollar after what was a very poor Monday for the southern hemisphere heavyweight. Data showed that China’s trade...
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April 13th, 2015
By Ricky Bean
Friday saw the Canadian dollar finish a great week, thanks to the release of strong Canadian employment and housing reports. Canadian unemployment maintained its...
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