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  1. News in 60 Seconds: Google is operating its own in-house trading room!

    by , 05-27-2010 at 10:02 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    Biggest % gainers: This is where the momentum is at this morning...AUD/JPY up 2.91%, NZD/JPY up 2.51%, AUD/USD up 2.25%, CAD/JPY up 2.09%, NZD/USD up 1.89% on huge USD & JPY weakness and commodity dollar strength.

    Biggest % losers: EUR/AUD down 1.59%, GBP/AUD, USD/CAD on commodity dollar strength.

    Gold $1,207
    Oil $73.12

    Google is operating a trading room in order to better manage their huge cash position and it looks like they could be trading fx too: http://preview.bloomberg.com/news/20...e-trading.html

    GBP CBI Realized Sales worse at -18 vs. 13 expected and 13 last time.

    USD Preliminary GDP q/q worse at 3.0% vs. ...
  2. News in 60 Seconds: Yen gains as Stock Futures fall & Google misses profit estimates!

    by , 04-16-2010 at 09:24 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    Biggest % gainers: USD/CHF up 0.45%, USD/CAD on mild USD strength.

    Biggest % losers: CHF/JPY down 0.99%, EUR/JPY, AUD/JPY, GBP/JPY, USD/JPY on very strong yen.

    USD Building Permits better at 0.69M(million) vs. 0.63M expected. Last time revised upward to 0.64M from 0.61M formerly.

    USD Housing Starts better
    at 0.63M vs. 0.60M expected. Last time revised higher at 0.62M vs. 0.58M formerly.

    FOMC's Warsh speaks at 9am EST today.

    University of Michigan Sentiment comes out at 9:55am EST today. Expectation is for 74.7. Last time has already been revised upward to 73.6 vs. 72.5 formerly.

    FOMC's Hoenig speaks at 1pm EST today.

    Gold $1147 ...
  3. News in 60 Seconds: BOE official hints that rate hikes could come this year!

    by , 01-13-2010 at 09:46 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    Biggest % gainers: GBP/JPY up 1.01%, EUR/JPY, AUD/JPY on JPY weakness.

    Biggest % losers: USD/CAD down 0.55%, USD/CHF on mild USD weakness.

    Oil $80.23
    Gold $1,133

    Comments from BOE's Andrew Sentance stoking the pound this morning as he said, "interest rates may have to increase this year". Pound Rises as Bank of England Comment Fuels Rate-Increase Bets - Bloomberg.com

    GBP Manufacturing Production m/m worse
    at 0% vs. 0.3% expected and 0% last time.

    USD Beige Book comes out at 2pm EST
    (Fed's assessment of economic conditions). Comes out two weeks before the next rate decision.

    NZD Building Consents m/m out tonight
    at 4:45pm EST.
    ...
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