Flash Reset

As a trader, my first love was and always will be Options. Later I started trading futures, and even though I just finished teaching a class on how to effectively…

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Gold Flash Crash Reversed, Fed Gears Up for Taper Signal

Gold breaks key pivot, resistance ahead likely to cap. Fed Officials talk tapering.

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Australian Dollar Forecast: Flash PMIs Ease With RBA Talks in Focus

The Australian Dollar's rebound may have gained another tailwind after a positive flash PMI report from IHS Markit, although the readings eased from May. RBA Assistant Governor Ellis will speak…

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Japan – Jibun Bank / Markit preliminary PMIs for May: Manufacturing 52.5 (prior 53.6)

Flash PMIs May for Japan  Comments from IHS Markit:

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Japan flash PMIs Dec: Manufacturing 49.7 (prior 49.0), Servcies 47.2 (prior 47.8)

Preliminary PMI data from Japan for December  ‘Final’ readings for these will be out in around a week. 

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Japan Jibun Bank / Markit preliminary PMIs for November 

Manufacturing 48.3 Services 46.7 Composite 47.0 The ‘final’ for these will follow in a week or so. The flash results are not looking so good. the survey was conducted as…

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Japan October final manufacturing PMI 48.7 (flash was 48.0, prior 47.7)

This is the 18th straight month in contraction 

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NZ prelim July Business Confidence: -42.4 (prior -31.8) & Activity Outlook: -17.0 (prior -8.9)

New Zealand ANZ business survey for August, preliminary.  The key indicators remain at weak levels, dropping further this month in the flash reading: more to come  

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