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2:00am USD ISM Services PMI
Forecast 54.2 Previous 54.5
10:30pm GBP BOE Gov Bailey Speaks
2:00am CAD Ivey PMI
Forecast 59.1 Previous 58.2
2:00pm NZD Official Cash Rate
Forecast 2.50% Previous 2.25%
2:00pm NZD RBNZ Rate Statement
3:00pm NZD RBNZ Press Conference
6:00am USD FOMC Meeting Minutes
12:30am USD Unemployment Claims
Forecast 218K Previous 215K
All Day NZD Bank Holiday
12:30am CAD Employment Change
Forecast 10.0K Previous 87.8K
12:30am CAD Unemployment Rate
Forecast 6.60% Previous 6.60%
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US markets opened strongly, following the huge 250th Independence Day celebrations, over the long weekend. US equities gained further ground, hitting record highs, while the US Dollar was steady. The EUR traded around 1.1440, while the GBP attempts to regain 1.3400.
Read more →Markets were closed in the US to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of their Independence. A huge 3-Day party will ensue, while markets finish with the DOW on record highs. The Middle East has been relegated to the rear-vision mirror and confidence is resurgent.
Read more →The important US Non-Farm Payrolls number missed expectations, adding only 57,000 jobs for June, although the headline Unemployment rate fell to 4.2%. The participation rate in the workforce, fell to near record lows, allowing the Unemployment rate to fall.
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