[FOREX NEWS] President Trump speaks – JPY flies, MXN sinks

President Donald Trump sounds angry in his speech, talking about America First. His speech is full with nationalism. He talks about “buy America, hire America”. At least he also talks about building infrastructure, an important part that was missing from his recent press conference. His speech is full of patriotism and lashes against the establishment, saying that empty talk is over. [...]


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[FOREX NEWS] Trump is now US President – USD does not seem to care

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Donald Trump is taking the oath of office in a historic ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington. The press has not received any excerpt of his speech. Trump says that power is being transferred from Washington DC to the people of America. Trump mentions the closure of factories and lashes against the establishment. The [...]


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[FOREX NEWS] Canada data isn't up to snuff... CAD takes the hit

Canada had its double-feature Friday and data pointed in one direction: down. In the past, the simultaneous publication of retail sales and inflation figures triggered confusion as one figure would turn positive and the other negative. Not this time. Retail sales rose by only 0.2% instead of 0.5% expected. Core sales were up a mere 0.1% [...]


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