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MNI Survey: Japan Q1 GDP Seen -1.6% Annualized On Quake

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-- See Separate Tables For Details Of Individual Forecasts TOKYO (MNI) - Japan's gross domestic product in January-March is expected to have posted a second consecutive quarter-on-quarter contraction, down a real 0.4% on quarter, or an annualized 1.6%, hit by the March 11 earthquake disaster, according ...

EUR/USD back to this morning’s opening level

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The EUR crosses have had a good day with so-called risk trades like EUR/CHF and EUR/JPY making decent gains. This is somewhat surprising after the big falls in Silver earlier today as one would normally associate a sharp fall in the PMs with risk aversion. Jamie will be along in a few ...

EFSF Regling:Fear Of Greek Debt Restructuring Overblown:Press

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BERLIN (MNI) - The head of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), Klaus Regling, said in a newspaper interview published Monday that warnings about a possible restructuring of Greek debt are "completely overblown." "Not only the media are fueling this ...

JAPAN DATA: Sales at major Japanese department…….

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JAPAN DATA: Sales at major Japanese department stores recovered sharply in April after their combined sales slumped 14.7% on year in March, as the drag from the March 11 earthquake disaster eased, preliminary data released by some of them showed. Sales at J. Front Retailing (Daimaru and Matsuzakaya) rose 2.9% ...

JAPAN DATA: Japan’s tax revenue fell 0.6% on year in.

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JAPAN DATA: Japan's tax revenue fell 0.6% on year in March, with the pace of decline accelerating slightly from -0.4% in February, the Ministry of Finance said. Income tax revenue fell 2.7% in March vs. +4.4% in February while corporate tax revenue fell 3.4% after +19.2% in February. Tobacco tax ...

FRANCE DATA: April new car registrations down 11.2%..

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FRANCE DATA: April new car registrations down 11.2% y/y in nominal terms and down 6.8% y/y workday-adjusted - January-April registrations up 4.0% y/y in both nominal and workday- adjusted terms, reflecting the lagged delivery of cars ordered at the end of last year before the final expiration of ...

GBP/AUD: Calling technical gurus

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Any momentum specialists or stochasticians out there who are getting strong signals in the GBP/AUD long-term i.e. weekly timeframe? Please advise; it'll only be me and about 120,000 others reading your proprietary views so discretion is assured :)

French Finmin: Welcomes News Of Bin Laden’s Death

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PARIS (MNI) - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde welcomed Monday the death of Osama Bin Laden and the likely positive impact it could have on the U.S. economy. It is some "very, very powerful news" for the U.S. people and "of ...

European economic data

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Austrian jobless rate falls to 6.6% Swedish manufacturing PMI 59.8 Choppy trade in early Europe and the fact that the UK is on holiday (again) might ensure a quiet session until the US comes in.

JAPAN DATA: New vehicle sales in Japan tumbled at a..

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JAPAN DATA: New vehicle sales in Japan tumbled at a record pace in April as the March 11 earthquake disaster wrecked supply chains for automobile production and dampened consumer sentiment, according to data released today by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. New vehicle sales plunged 51.0% from a year earlier ...

Japan Apr New Vehicle Sales Plunge at Record Pace on Quake

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-- Japan Apr New Vehicle Sales -51.0% Y/Y Vs Mar -37.0% -- Japan Apr Mini Vehicle Sales -41.1% Vs Mar -31.6% TOKYO (MNI) - New vehicle sales in Japan tumbled at a record pace in April as the March 11 earthquake disaster wrecked supply chains for automobile ...

Professional players bailing out of AUD

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I've reported a bit on this over the last week or so and I've read some more reports this afternoon of professional traders getting out of AUD longs and in some cases going short AUD, although not against the USD. The GBP, CHF and JPY seem to be the favoured ...

US issues citizens with worldwide travel alert

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There is of course the risk that the death of Osama Bin Laden might encourage his followers into acts of revenge. None of this is a good reason for trading so stick with the technicals, fundamentals and market information.

Obama Confirms US Has Body of Osama Bin Laden

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WASHINGTON (MNI) - President Obama Sunday night confirmed a small team of Americans killed 9/11 terrorist Osama Bin Laden earlier in the day after he authorized the operation following months of tracking down rumors of Bin Laden's whereabouts. That the leader ...

ForexLive Asian market wrap: Bin Laden death and Silver fall rallies USD

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Osama Bin Laden confirmed dead Silver price falls over 10% in early trade on change to margin requirements Australian house prices fall more than expected, down 1.7% QoQ UK house prices flat in April, -3.3% YoY Angela Merkel wants concessions in return for backing Draghi Japanese wages fall by 0.4% in March Auatralian TD-MI inflation gauge ...

Apologies for technical difficulties

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Of course my technical difficulties arose just as the announcement of Osama Bin Laden's demise hit the airwaves. Risk-on, risk-off, USD down, USD up; bit of everything in fact. This might give the USD a short-term lift in sentiment but I'd lay more weight on the Silver fall this morning which ...

Japan Mar Avg Wages Post 1st Y/Y Drop In 13 Mths On Quake

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--Japan Mar Average Wages -0.4% Y/Y Vs Feb +0.3% --Japan Govt Excluding Some Quake-Hit Area Data In Mar, Apr --Japan Mar Avg Base Wages -0.9%; 3rd Drop In Row; Feb -0.4% --Japan Mar Real Avg Wages -0.5% Y/Y Vs Feb +0.1% --Japan Mar Bonuses, Other ...

CNN: US Has Body of Osama Bin Laden

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WASHINGTON (MNI) - Reporters have gathered at the White House, waiting from President Obama to step before the TV cameras and confirm the U.S. has the body of 9/11 terrorist Osama Bin Laden, as CNN and many other news media are reporting Sunday night. ...

Merkel wants concessions in return for backing Draghi

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That is according to weekend reports in Der Spiegel.

USD/JPY: Dealers expect BOJ to defend 80.00

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Dealers say the Bank of Japan is unlikely to give up the 80.00 handle without a fight and we can expect to see Kampo first and then the BOJ themselves on any approach to 80.00. What will be worrying the authorities is the talk of some large buying last week, ...

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