New orders for durable goods jumped 3.0% (month over month) in December 2011, marking the second consecutive sizeable gain following a 4.3% increase in November. Much of the improvement in December reflected an 18.9% jump in commercial aircraft orders that marked a second consecutive outsized increase following an 88.1% gain Read More US New Orders [...]
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Personal consumer expenditure (PCE) rose 0.1% in November, below market expectations for a 0.3% gain, following unrevised increases of 0.1% and 0.7% in October and September, respectively. Spending on durable goods rose 0.8%, reflecting the previously reported 2.9% rise in unit auto sales in the month, while spending on services Read More US Personal Spending [...]
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We previewed the SNB interest rate decision yesteraday, and with traders and investors positioned to hear something out of the SNB to weaken the currency further, they were dissapointed in the "wait-and-see" approach taken by the central bank. Read More Todays Key News SNB, European PMI Data, UK Sales and Orders, Spanish Bond Auction
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FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – The Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association informed that preliminary… For more information, read our latest forex news. Read More Machine Tool Orders slow down in Japan
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Another strong report from the US today, this time factory orders. The overall reading was better than expected at +0.7%. Forecasts had called for a small slide. In conjunction with the ISM Manufacturing Index for December that we saw yesterday its further proof that manufacturing activity is quite healthy in Read More US Factory Orders [...]
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Personal consumer expenditure (PCE) rose 0.4% in November following an upwardly revised 0.7% gain (was 0.4%) in October. The increase in November was only modestly below market expectations for a 0.5% gain. On a volumes basis, PCE was up 0.3% following a 0.5% (was 0.3%) gain the previous month. Personal Read More US Personal Spending [...]
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Gerry Davies: Personally will be out 24th and 27th, back 28th. think jamie back 27th. simple: GBP/USD longs counting on year-end repatriation flows for help … 26 Vote(s) Read More USD JPY drifts lower buy orders, stops noted
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FXstreet.com (Barcelona) For more information, read our latest forex news. For more information, read our latest forex news. Read More US Durable Goods Orders increase 33 persen in Sep ex transportation drop 08 persen
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The prospect of further quantitative easing ahead is keeping bond prices lofty at the start of the week. The Fed is scheduled to buy bonds in the open market over the next couple of days as it plans to maintain the size of its balance sheet helping depress borrowing costs Read More Dip in US [...]
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Read More Japanese Current Account Surplus Widens, Machine Orders Outperform
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