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  1. News in 60 Seconds: ADP employment falls short. Could shed light on Friday's NFP!

    by , 06-30-2010 at 09:45 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    Biggest % gainers: EUR/NZD up 1.18%, EUR/GBP up 1.08%, EUR/AUD, EUR/CAD on EUR strength.

    Biggest % losers: NZD/JPY down 0.74%, NZD/USD, GBP/USD, GBP/JPY on mild JPY strength and NZD and GBP weakness.

    A peek into FXCM's Las Vegas Expo: http://forexforums.dailyfx.com/insid...tml#post529696

    GBP Nationwide HPI worse at 0.1% vs. 0.3% expected and 0.5% last time.

    CHF KOF Economic Barometer better at 2.25 vs. 2.17 expected and 2.16 last time. (leading indicator)

    USD ADP Non-Farm Employment Change came in worse at 13k vs. 59k expected and 57k last time.

    CAD GDP m/m worse at 0.0% ...
  2. News in 60 Seconds: Yen crosses take off as stocks rally!

    by , 04-29-2010 at 10:07 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    Biggest % gainers: CAD/JPY up 0.70% (go CAD/JPY!)...AUD/JPY, NZD/JPY on JPY weakness.

    Biggest % losers: USD/CAD down 0.62%, EUR/CAD on CAD strength. (exotics: USD/ZAR and USD/TRY also among the biggest intraday losers).

    Euro Sales Accelerate as UBS Sees $1.20, Morgan Stanley Ponders `Breakup'. Investors are abandoning the euro at a rate not seen since the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. as Europe’s worsening fiscal crisis threatens to splinter the 16-nation currency union.

    GBP Nationwide Home Price Index (HPI) m/m better than expected at 1.0% vs. 0.4% expected. Last time revised higher to 1.0% vs. 0.7% formerly.

    USD Unemployment Claims basically in line at 448k vs. 442k ...
  3. News in 60 Seconds: GBP continues to benefit from analysts' comments!

    by , 12-31-2009 at 09:04 AM (News in 60 Seconds)
    I want to wish you guys a Happy New Year. Thanks for being a reader of "News in 60 Seconds". I hope it's helped to make your day easier as I hunt down information for you.

    Biggest % gainers: GBP/JPY up 1.12%, GBP/USD, AUD/JPY, CHF/JPY on strong GBP strength and mild JPY weakness.

    Biggest % losers:
    EUR/GBP down 0.51%, USD/CHF, USD/CAD, EUR/CHF on mild USD weakness, mild CHF strength and GBP strength.

    GBP still enjoying the comments yesterday ...as some analysts reported that the pound was "undervalued". GBP being easily pushed around on ultra-thin volumes with most major banks of the world closed for business.

    Oil $79.33
    Gold $1,102.80

    GBP ...
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