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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 12-07-16, 06:03

UK Like-For-Like Sales Slide 0.5% In June - BRC

Like-for-like sales in the United Kingdom were down 0.5 percent on year in June, the British Retail Consortium said on Tuesday. That follows the 0.5 percent increase in May. Overall sales were up just 0.2 percent. For the second quarter of 2016, overall sales were up 0.5 percent on quarter and 1.2 percent on year.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 13-07-16, 07:58

Oil Production Slump Adds To Inflation of Venezuela

Venezuela's oil production has severely dropped. In June it has barely produced 2.15 million barrels of crude oil per day which is recognized as the weakest since 2003. This crisis indicates that the nation is dealing with a financial situation since Venezuela's economy is dependent on oil as it accounts for 96% of exports. It is the only country aside from Iraq that has reduced production for the previous month. As reported by the International Energy Agency, Venezuela has managed to produce 2.4 million barrels per day last year. Analysts affirmed that the failure of Venezuela lies in the fact that they haven't invested enough money to the oil industry. The fact that the country is facing enormous inflation is a result of the country's currency decline. Companies have found it difficult to adjust with the higher costs. Even though prices have increased, the continuous decline of production will result in oil revenue dropping further than expected

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 14-07-16, 07:56

China Pledges to Defend South China Sea Control

China pledged it would take all needed actions in order to uphold its authority over the South China Sea and declared its entitlement to impose an air defense zone over the area, after vehemently rejecting the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague's decision rebuking its claims to the disputed waters. The Chinese state media called the international court a “puppet” of outside forces following its ruling that China had violated the Philippine's sovereign rights by threatening its ships and intervening in its fishing zones and oil projects. Beijing promised to undertake all the needed measures to secure its territorial control and maritime rights according to a front-page report on the state's official People's Daily. The Philippines responded carefully to the decision released late Tuesday, calling for 'restraint and sobriety'. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella reported that the mood at President Rodrigo Duterte's cabinet meeting held on Wednesday was “upbeat.”

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 15-07-16, 05:19

China GDP +6.7% On Year In Q2

China's gross domestic product expanded 6.7 percent on year in the second quarter of 2016, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. That was unchanged from the previous month, and it topped expectations for 6.6 percent. It was also the figure for the first half of the year. On a quarterly basis, GDP advanced 1.8 percent - exceeding forecasts for 1.6 percent following the upwardly revised 1.2 percent gain in the three months prior (originally 1.1 percent).

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 15-07-16, 06:42

Emerging company in Singapore is a potential digital landlord

A rising company in Singapore is gambling $1.7 billion on dominating Asia's digital services for technology hubs providing cloud services in the region.

AirTrunk Pte is currently working on building data centers in Sydney and Melbourne, along with the growing demand for cloud computing services. The company, who plans to compete by offering lower prices, is also set to close deals in Singapore and Hong Kong.

AirTrunk prides in its new cooling and electricity delivery system as an edge against bigger corporations. It will be investing $1.23 billion in Australia in the coming months and $350 million next year.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 18-07-16, 04:29

Fxwirepro: Nzd/usd Extends 4-Day Losing Streak, Bias Lower, Stay Short

New Zealand CPI undershot expectations in Q2, increasing the odds of RBNZ rate cut in August.
Data released today showed NZ consumer price index (CPI) rose at an annualized 0.4% pace in Q2, unchanged from Q1, but slightly lower than the estimate of 0.5%.
The pair extended downside for the the fourth-day, hit session lows of 0.7068 before paring some losses to currently trade around 0.7090 levels.
Our previous call (http://www.econotimes.com/FxWirePro-...rallies-236426) has achieved TP1 and is approaching TP2.
Recommend lowering trailing stop to 0.7170, and hold for targets. Techs are biased lower, bearish invalidation only above 0.72 levels.
Immediate support and resistance are now located at 0.7060 (trendline) and 0.7166 (20-DMA).

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 18-07-16, 06:08

Boost in Turkey's Lira sends investors running back

After failing to organize a coup, Turkey's Lira surged, reclaiming about a third of its loss as officials plan to limit Brexit's impact on the country by extensive liquidity and heightened support for the currency. The Lire rose by 1.6 percent to 2.9684 after its 4.6 decline on friday. The country is now starting to attract investors who predict a possible outflow from the country and sees potential in its rallying assets. In other news, Japan's yen continues to decline as it slipped 0.6 percent to 105.47 per dollar. US stocks, meanwhile, have advanced as S&P 500 index rose to 0.2 percent.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 19-07-16, 03:49

Aud/usd falls Below 0.7570, weighed by Nzd/usd

NZD/USD falls 1.15%, weighing on AUD/uSD ahead of RBA minutes AUD/USD briefly fall below 10-day MA at 0.7569
Next supprot at 38.2 fibonacci of 0.7505/.7675 move at 0.7535
RBA minutes out at 0.1:30 GMT

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 19-07-16, 06:24

China to Continue Building on Contested Islands

China's navy chief Admiral Wu Shenli told his counterpart U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson during a meeting in Beijing that the communist nation would proceed with construction work on the contested South China Sea islands despite foreign objection, emphasizing China's rejection of the unfavorable ruling from the arbitration tribunal in the Hague.

Admiral Wu's statement on Monday came after the international tribunal court rebuked China's historic and economic claims over the majority of the South China Sea with the release of its July 12 decision, favoring the Philippines who brought the case with a legal victory.

The Chinese navy chief stated that they will not halt their construction activities on Nansha Islands, notwithstanding any nation or individual that express their opposition. He defended the construction as 'justified and lawful' and cautioned that undertakings to pressure China will only have the opposite results, according to reports of Xinhua News Agency.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 20-07-16, 06:15

Fxwirepro: Usd/krw Struggles to Break Key Resistance at 1142, Buy on Dips

USD/KRW is currently trading around 1140 levels.
It made intraday high at 1143 and low at 1139 levels.
Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 1130 mark.
A sustained break below 1128(October 2015 low) will tests key supports at 1121/1115/1101/1095/1078/1063 levels respectively.
Alternatively, a daily close above 1142 will drag the parity higher towards key resistances at 1152, 1162, 1176, 1182, 1196, 1201, 1209 (20D EMA) and 1220 (March 03, 2016 high) marks respectively.
In addition, South Korea’s Kospi was trading 0.25% lower at 2,011.08 points.
We prefer to take long position in USD/KRW only above 1142, stop loss 1128 and target 1152/ 1168 marks.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 20-07-16, 07:07

Startup transactions in global decline

Startup companies supported by venture capital continue to lie low in terms of deals, and are burdened further by economic concerns and increased funding.
Reasons behind this point to larger startups such as Snapchat and Uber Technologies accounted for majority of the funding. CB Insights chief executive also forecast that there would be no improvement in terms of deal activity in the next quarters and that large deals will create an impression that funding levels are healthy.
It was also reported that despite several emerging companies in the second quarter, there would still be more of them that will be acquired at a lower value.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 21-07-16, 04:49

Fxwirepro: Kiwi Depreciates Against Major Peers As Rbnz Signals more Easing

AUD/NZD is trading around 1.0706 marks.
Pair made intraday high at 1.0731 and low at 1.0628 marks.
Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 1.0610 marks.
On the top side, a sustained close above 1.0722 will drag the parity higher towards 1.0823/1.0976 (January 2016 high) /1.1062 (30D EMA)/1.1123/1.1298/1.1317 levels respectively.
Alternatively, a sustained break below 1.0611 mark will take the parity down towards key supports around 1.0560, 1.0420, 1.0315(May 05, 2015 low), 1.0261 and 1.0109 marks respectively.
Important to note here that in a daily chart, 20D, 30D and 55D EMA heads down and confirms the bearish trend. Current upside movement is short term trend correction only. RBNZ says a decline in the exchange rate is needed.
RBNZ says outlook for inflation has weakened due to high exchange rate.
RBNZ says likely further policy easing will be required. RSS feed

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 22-07-16, 05:00

Fxwirepro: South Korean Won Opens Onshore Trade at 1,137.5 Per Dollar, Faces Strong Support at 1128

USD/KRW is currently trading around 1134 levels.
It made intraday high at 1136 and low at 1133 levels.
Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 1142 mark.
A sustained break below 1128(October 2015 low) will tests key supports at 1121/1115/1101/1095/1078/1063 levels respectively.
Alternatively, a daily close above 1142 will drag the parity higher towards key resistances at 1152, 1162, 1176, 1182, 1196, 1201, 1209 (20D EMA) and 1220 (March 03, 2016 high) marks respectively.
In addition, South Korea’s Kospi was trading 0.05% lower at 2,011.28 points.
We prefer to take short position in USD/KRW only below 1128, stop loss 1142 and target 1115/ 1101 marks.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 22-07-16, 06:15

Dunkin’ Brands Shares Drop on Weak Growth, Soft Revenue

Dunkin' Brands shares dropped by as much as 4% in early trading on Thursday following the company's announcement of weaker-than-predicted sales growth and headwinds in international markets. But the stock regained ground and recovered its losses and closed at a modestly lower level.

Same-store sales at overseas locations of the company's Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin' Donut brands in the second quarter was down 6.6% and 3.1% respectively. The results are significantly lower than analysts' forecasts.

Sales in the U.S. stores also did not meet Wall Street approximations. Dunkin' announced same-store sales rise of 0.5%, lower than the expected 0.9% growth. Baskin-Robbins rose by 0.6% but was anticipated to rise 3.4% by Wall Street.

But Dunkin' Brands income topped Wall Street predictions, reporting profit of 57 cents per share compared to an estimate of 56 cents per share, with its revenue at $216.3 million. Analysts predicted an average revenue of $220.2 million.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 25-07-16, 04:55

Fxwirepro: Singapore Dollar falls in Early Hours of Asia ahead of Cpi Data

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.3613 marks.
It made intraday high at 1.3619 and low at 1.3573 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 1.3539 marks. A daily close below 1.3539 will drag the parity down towards key supports at 1.3496/1.3420/1.3357 (April 20, 2016 low)/1.3318/1.3302/ 1.3271 levels.
Alternatively, a sustained close above 1.3627 will tests key resistances at 1.3646, 1.3799, 1.3836, 1.3851(March 16, 2016 high), 1.4073 (20D EMA) and 1.4132(20D, 30D and 55D EMA crossover).
Important to note here that, 20D, 30D and 55D EMA heads down and confirm the bearish trend. Current upside movement is short term trend correction only.
Singapore will release CPI data at 0500 GMT.
We prefer to take long position in USD/SGD around 1.3602, stop loss 1.3539 and target 1.3740.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 26-07-16, 06:12

Fxwirepro: Yen Gains in Early Hours of Asia on the Back of Higher Than expected Sppi Data

USD/JPY is currently trading around 104.91 marks.
It made intra-day high at 105.89 and low at 104.76 levels. Intraday bias remains slightly bearish for the moment.
A daily close above 106.12 will take the parity higher towards key resistances around 106.72, 107.49, 107.90 and 109.13 levels respectively.
On the other side, a sustained break below 105.42 will drag the parity down towards key supports at 104.62, 103.97, 102.45, 101.47, 100.59, 99.99, 99.27 and 98.78 levels respectively.
Today Japan released SPPI data with positive numbers at 0.2% m/m vs 0.1% m/m consensus forecast.
It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when corporations pay more for services the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 27-07-16, 04:50

Fxwirepro: Aussie Gains Against Major Peers ahead of Cpi Data

AUD/NZD is currently trading around 1.0654 marks.
Pair made intraday high at 1.0656 and low at 1.0623 marks. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 1.0610 levels.
On the top side, a sustained close above 1.0727 will drag the parity higher towards 1.0823/1.0976 (January 2016 high) /1.1062 (30D EMA)/1.1123/1.1298/1.1317 levels respectively.
Alternatively, a sustained break below 1.0610 mark will take the parity down towards key supports around 1.0560, 1.0420, 1.0315(May 05, 2015 low), 1.0261 and 1.0109 marks respectively.
Important to note here that in a daily chart, 20D, 30D and 55D EMA heads down and confirms the bearish trend. Current upside movement is short term trend correction only.
Australia will release CPI data at 0130 GMT. Markets anticipate a 0.4% Q/Q rise in the CPI for the June quarter vs -0.2% Q/Q previous release.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 27-07-16, 06:24

Twitter Shares Plunge on Weak Outlook, Slowing Revenue Growth

Twitter announced that its revenue was up by only 20% to $602 million in the second quarter of the fiscal year, its smallest recorded gain and eight-consecutive period of contracting growth. The social-media company further cautioned that demand from advertisers that serve as its primary source of revenue, is weaker than predicted, dimming its outlook for the third quarter.

Twitter posted a net loss of $107.2 million or 15 cents a share against the loss of $136.7 million or 21 cents a share a year earlier. Twitter's shares plummeted by 11% to $16.39 in after-hours trading following the report, erasing gains from the prior month.

In a statement to shareholders, the social media firm has acknowledged that it is struggling to compete with other social media platforms, particularly in the advertising offerings. Twitter's CFO Anthony Noto stated in a interview that the company will venture into other areas of advertising budgets to increase demand and eventually boost revenues.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 28-07-16, 05:17

Fxwirepro: Usd/sgd Hovers Around 1.3500 Mark, Sustain a Break Below Targets 1.3420

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.3496 marks.
It made intraday high at 1.3536 and low at 1.3478 levels.
Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 1.3537 marks.
A daily close below 1.3496 will drag the parity down towards key supports at 1.3420/1.3357 (April 20, 2016 low)/1.3318/1.3302/ 1.3271 levels.
Alternatively, a sustained close above 1.3537 will tests key resistances at 1.3638, 1.3799, 1.3836, 1.3851(March 16, 2016 high), 1.4073 (20D EMA) and 1.4132(20D, 30D and 55D EMA crossover).
Important to note here that, 20D, 30D and 55D EMA heads down and confirm the bearish trend.
We prefer to take short position in USD/SGD only below 1.3480, stop loss 1.3537 and target 1.3420/1.3357.

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**InstaForex Gertrude** · 28-07-16, 06:29

Facebook Earnings Exceed Expectations

Facebook reported earnings of $2 billion or 1.5 billion pounds in the second quarter of the year, up from $719 million in the same period last year.

Analysts had expected revenue of $5.8 billion, but the social media giant has surpassed even those high forecasts, posting $6.4 billion in revenue. Revenue has surged in all geographic zones, rising in Asia and Europe at 19% and 21% respectively.

Mobile advertising, which has been highly advocated by Facebook to businesses, composed 84% of Facebook's advertising revenue in the second quarter rising from 76% last year. The firm profited from an inflow of advertising money being redirected from television towards digital platforms. Facebook's number of monthly-active-users, an important gauge for advertisers, jumped by 15% to 1.71 billion as of the end of June 2016.

Shares of the company jumped 7% in after-hours trading.

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