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China yuan fixing takes centre stage, again

Bloomberg China’s yuan fixing is back in focus, with a run of surprises moving the market in recent days. The central bank set its reference rate—which limits onshore moves to 2 percent on either side—at a weaker than expected level for the third day in a row on Wednesday. The rates, and the removal of a reserve requirement rule on ...

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RBA’s Harper says economic growth too weak to justify rate hike

Bloomberg Reserve Bank of Australia board member Ian Harper said economic growth isn’t strong enough to justify an interest-rate increase and policy makers can do little but look on as the local dollar appreciates. While it’s “terrific” full-time employment growth is strong and unemployment is slowly coming down, it’s a “concern” to see under-employment isn’t moving much and wages and ...

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IEA: Global oil inventories shrinking on high demand

LONDON / Reuters The global oil surplus is beginning to shrink due to stronger-than-expected European and US demand growth, as well as production declines in OPEC and non-OPEC countries, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. The agency, which coordinates energy policies of industrial nations, raised its 2017 global oil demand growth estimate to 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) ...

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