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  1. News in 60 Seconds: NFP worse..revision much worse..Unemployment better! Mixed bag!

    by , 02-05-2010 at 09:54 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    Biggest % gainers: USD/CHF up 0.81%, AUD/CHF up 0.53%, EUR/CHF up 0.44% on CHF weakness. Another huge intraday spike with CHF pairs....(EUR/CHF went from under 1.46 to over 1.48 at one point)... Speculation of intervention: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=aROIxFs3lQHs

    Biggest % losers:
    EUR/CAD down 0.76%, CHF/JPY, GBP/USD, GBP/JPY ....mixed bag but the CHF is still weak here too!

    GBP PPI m/m better at 2.0% vs. 0.7% expected. Last time upwardly revised to 0.6% vs. 0.1% previously.

    CAD Employment Change better at 43k vs. 15.2k expected.

    CAD Unemployment Rate better at 8.3% vs. 8.5% expected.

    USD Non-Farm Payrolls worse at -20k vs. 10k expected. ...
  2. News in 60 Seconds: Darling's 50% tax on bank bonuses hits stocks & the pound!

    by , 12-09-2009 at 09:37 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    more momentum on the gainers than losers...

    Biggest % gainers: NZD/USD up 0.80%, AUD/USD, AUD/CHF...on mild commodity dollar strength

    Biggest % losers: USD/JPY down 0.45%, GBP/JPY, CHF/JPY, EUR/JPY on mild JPY strength

    Gold $ 1,137
    Oil: $ 73.19

    Remember, this afternoon we get New Zealand's interest rate decision at 3pm EST today. They are expected to hold at 2.50%. With the fallout that their Labour Party had with the central bank lately...I'd be shocked if the hiked rates today.

    Tonight at 7:30pm EST we get Australia's employment numbers. I'd expect them to come out fairly favorable in light of RBA Steven's speech the other day. There have been more job advertisement ...
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