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Sunday, 23 April 2017

The Week Ahead: 5 Things to Watch on the Economic Calendar

20:27:00 Fundamental Analysis, Market, Week Ahead 1 comment

April 23, 2017 Investing.com - Europe is likely to set the tone for global financial markets this week, with the French presidential election and European Central Bank policy meeting on investors' minds. Elsewhere, key U.S. economic reports this week should provide further evidence if the world’s largest economy is strong enough to withstand higher borrowing costs in the months ahead, with Friday's GDP data in the spotlight. Meanwhile, in...

Week Review: Top 5 Things That Moved Markets This Past week

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April 23, 2017 Investing.com – Take a peek at the top 5 things that rocked U.S. markets this week. US stocks posted weekly gains The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended the week in positive territory, despite a week of mixed corporate earnings results. Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) sank more than 5% on Tuesday, after the investment bank reported first-quarter earnings that missed on...

How To Trade The French Election

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April 23, 2017 By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. If you are trading the euro, you need to be watching the election in France this weekend. While it is the first of two rounds with a final vote scheduled for May 7, the winner’s lead could set the tone for how European assets trade for the next few weeks. The race is coming down to 4 candidates – the far right Marine Le Pen, the independent Emmanuel...

UK Prime Minister to Seek Snap Election for June 8

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April 18, 2017 ...

French Presidential Election: What You Need To Know

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France heads to the polls in two rounds of voting on April 23 and May 7 to elect a new president who will inherit a country looking for change, and a population that is increasingly intolerant of politicians who fail to deliver on their promises. Like his predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, Francois Hollande's presidency lasted just one term. The incumbent opted not to stand for re-election amid low approval ratings. A French president...

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