Dukascopy Afternoon Forex Overview
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World indexes:
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DJIA
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-1.75%
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S&P500
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-1.56%
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NASDAQ
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-1.45%
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CAC40
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-2.06%
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DAX
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-1.56%
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NIKKEI
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-0.95%
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Movers & Shakers:
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NZD/USD
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+0.92%
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AUD/USD
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+0.77%
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AUD/JPY
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+0.58%
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EUR/USD
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+0.54%
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EUR/JPY
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+0.34%
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CHF/JPY
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+0.31%
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EUR/GBP
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+0.31%
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GBP/USD
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+0.22%
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CAD/JPY
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+0.18%
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EUR/CAD
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+0.17%
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AUD/NZD
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-0.16%
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USD/JPY
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-0.18%
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EUR/NOK
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-0.18%
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EUR/AUD
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-0.22%
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GBP/CHF
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-0.27%
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USD/CAD
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-0.36%
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USD/CHF
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-0.50%
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USD/NOK
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-0.71%
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USD/SEK
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-0.89%
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Important levels:
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Support
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Resistance
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EUR/USD
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1.3488
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1.3612
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1.3434
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1.3682
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1.3364
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1.3736
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GBP/USD
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1.5376
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1.5466
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1.5337
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1.5517
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1.5286
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1.5556
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USD/CHF
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1.0752
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1.0856
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1.0693
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1.0902
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1.0647
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1.0961
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USD/JPY
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89.925
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90.515
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89.555
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90.735
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89.335
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91.105
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 Dukascopy analytic desk report
Published: 25 February 2010 at 16.50 GMT
Most important events of the day
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Feb 25
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Count.
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Event
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For
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Unit
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Imp.
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Act.
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Cons.
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Prev.
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00:30
|
 AU
|
Private Capex
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Q4
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% y/y
|
|
5.5
|
2
|
-5.2
|
|
00:30
|
AU
|
AWOTE
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Q4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
01:45
|
 EU
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ECB Executive Board member Stark is lead discussant at an IMF and Korean Development Institute workshop on “Reconstructing the World Economy”
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|
|
|
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|
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02:00
|
 NZ
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NBNZ Business Confidence
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Jan
|
index
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50.1
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38.5
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02:00
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NZ
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Monetary Aggregates M3
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Jan
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% y/y
|
|
-4.5
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-1.1
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|
07:45
|
 FR
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PPI
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Jan
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% m/m
|
|
0.7
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0.3
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0.1
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|
07:45
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FR
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PPI
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Jan
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% y/y
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|
0.4
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0.1
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-2.9
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|
07:45
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FR
|
Consumer Confidence
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Feb
|
index
|
|
|
-28
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-29
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|
08:00
|
 ES
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PPI
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Jan
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%y/y
|
|
0.9
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0.8
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0.4
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|
08:15
|
 SE
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Consumer Confidence
|
Feb
|
Index
|
|
13
|
9
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8.5
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|
08:15
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SE
|
Economic Tendency Survey
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Feb
|
Index
|
|
107.7
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104.1
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103.4
|
|
08:15
|
SE
|
Manufacturing Confidence
|
Feb
|
Index
|
|
3
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-2
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-4
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|
08:30
|
SE
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PPI
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Jan
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% m/m
|
|
2.0
|
0.6
|
0.2
|
|
08:30
|
SE
|
PPI
|
Jan
|
% y/y
|
|
0.3
|
-1.1
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-0.8
|
|
08:30
|
 IT
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ISAE Business Sentiment
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Feb
|
index
|
|
84
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83.6
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83.2
|
|
08:55
|
 DE
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Unemployment
|
Feb
|
K
|
|
7
|
16
|
6
|
|
09:00
|
 NO
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Unemployment (nsa) (NAV)
|
Feb
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% rate
|
|
3.2
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3.2
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3.3
|
|
09:00
|
EU
|
M3 (sa)
|
Jan
|
% y/y
|
|
0.1
|
|
-0.3
|
|
09:00
|
EU
|
M3 3 month (sa)
|
Jan
|
% y/y
|
|
-0.1
|
-0.1
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-0.1
|
|
09:30
|
 GB
|
Total Business Investment (P)
|
Q4
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% q/q
|
|
-5.8
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0.1
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-1.8
|
|
09:30
|
GB
|
Total Business Investment (P)
|
Q4
|
% y/y
|
|
-24.1
|
-18.5
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-20.8
|
|
09:30
|
GB
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BoE Governor King testifies on “The Future of Banking” before the Banking Commission Hearing
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10:00
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EU
|
Business Climate
|
Feb
|
index
|
|
-0.98
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-1.05
|
-1.12
|
|
10:00
|
EU
|
Consumer sentiment
|
Feb
|
index
|
|
-17
|
-17
|
-16
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|
10:00
|
EU
|
Economic sentiment
|
Feb
|
index
|
|
95.9
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96.4
|
95.7
|
|
10:00
|
EU
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Industrial sentiment
|
Feb
|
index
|
|
-13
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-13
|
-14
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|
10:00
|
DE
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Bundesbank board member Boehmler gives speech on exiting the crisis
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10:15
|
 BE
|
CPI
|
Feb
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% m/m
|
|
0.42
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|
0.46
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|
10:15
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BE
|
CPI
|
Feb
|
%y/y
|
|
0.7
|
|
0.62
|
|
12:45
|
GB
|
CBI Industrial Trends
|
Feb
|
Index
|
|
-36
|
|
-39
|
|
12:45
|
GB
|
CBI Distributive Trades
|
Feb
|
Index
|
|
-23
|
-2
|
-8
|
|
12:45
|
GB
|
CBI Industrial Trends
|
Feb
|
Index
|
|
|
|
-39
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|
12:45
|
GB
|
CBI Industrial Trends
|
Feb
|
Index
|
|
|
|
-39
|
|
13:30
|
 US
|
Durable goods orders
|
Jan
|
% m/m
|
|
-0.6
|
1.5
|
2.0
|
|
13:30
|
US
|
Durables ex defence
|
Jan
|
% m/m
|
|
|
|
0.3
|
|
13:30
|
US
|
Durables ex transport
|
Jan
|
% m/m
|
|
-0.6
|
1
|
2.0
|
|
13:30
|
US
|
Initial Claims
|
20-Feb
|
k
|
|
496
|
460
|
474
|
|
13:35
|
US
|
Cleveland Fed President Pianalto gives speech before Daytona Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs breakfast
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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14:00
|
US
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Fed Chairman Bernanke delivers semi-annual report before a Senate panel
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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14:00
|
US
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House Financial Services Committee holds hearing on “Compensation in the Financial Industry: Government Perspectives”
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15:00
|
US
|
FHFA House Price Index
|
Dec
|
%m/m
|
|
-1.6
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
|
15:00
|
US
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Congressional Oversight Panel hearing on “Assistance Provided to GMAC Under TARP”
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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18:00
|
NO
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Norges Bank Governor Gjedrem gives speech before the Peterson Institute for International Economics
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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18:00
|
GB
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BoE MPC board member Miles gives speech at Imperial College
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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18:15
|
US
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St. Louis President Bullard gives speech before the TMAP Economic Forecast Luncheon
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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19:00
|
US
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House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Compensation in the Financial Industry: Government Perspectives”
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21:45
|
NZ
|
Trade Balance
|
Jan
|
NZ $ mn
|
|
|
-100
|
2
|
|
21:45
|
NZ
|
Building Consents
|
Jan
|
%m/m
|
|
|
2.2
|
-2.4
|
|
23:30
|
 JP
|
CPI Core (Nation)
|
Jan
|
% y/y
|
|
|
-1.4
|
-1.3
|
|
23:30
|
JP
|
CPI Core (Tokyo)
|
Jan
|
% y/y
|
|
|
-2
|
-2
|
|
23:50
|
JP
|
Large Retailers Sales
|
Jan
|
% y/y
|
|
|
-4.6
|
-4.6
|
|
23:50
|
JP
|
Retail sales
|
Jan
|
%y/y
|
|
|
-0.2
|
-0.2
|
|
23:50
|
JP
|
Industrial Production (P)
|
Jan
|
% m/m
|
|
|
1
|
1.9
|
|
23:50
|
JP
|
Industrial Production (P)
|
Jan
|
% y/y
|
|
|
16.5
|
5.1
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