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US Concerned Over Venezuelan Opposition Being Blocked From Presidential Election
The United States has expressed deep concern over the Venezuelan National Electoral Council's decision to prevent democratic opposition parties from registering successive candidates for the upcoming presidential election. U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller alleged in a statement t
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Finland's Consumer Confidence Remains Negative; Business Morale Weakens
Finland's consumer confidence remained at a weak level in March despite rising slightly since March, survey figures from Statistics Finland showed on Wednesday. Separate data from the Confederation of Finnish Industries revealed that industrial sentiment dropped further and showed a negative score i
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Strong risk appetite boost meme stock trading [Video]
Yesterday was a strong day in terms of meme trading and speculation; Donald Trump’s Truth Social flew with its own wings for the first time yesterday and rose up to 60% under the ticker DJT before settling 16% higher at the end of the session, Reddit also saw some nice intraday volatility. Appetite
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CEE below the EU average in GDP per capita
On the radar Hungarian central bank cut the key policy rate to 8.25% on Tuesday’s meeting. Unemployment rate in Hungary went up marginally to 4.6% in February, while current account deficit in the 4Q23 widened to EUR 561 million. There are no other releases scheduled for today. Economic developments
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Japan’s Hayashi: Closely watching FX moves
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday, he is “closely watching FX moves.” Additional comments Rapid FX moves undesirable. Important for currencies to move in stable manner reflecting fundamentals. Related reads Japanese Yen hangs near multi-decade low against USD, not o
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USD/MXN moves sideways near 16.70 on expectations of the Fed prolonging higher rates
USD/MXN could receive upward support on hawkish comments from Fed members. The Mexican Peso could potentially benefit from a risk-on sentiment. The lower US Treasury yields could undermine the US Dollar. USD/MXN recovers recent losses, putting efforts to climb higher to nearly 16.70 during the Europ
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Mixed Asian equities as markets in holding pattern post-CB meetings last week
Asia market update: Mixed Asian equities as markets in holding pattern post-CB meetings last week and ahead of US Core PCE on Friday; NZ joins US & UK claims of CN hacks; CN state banks sell USD again. General trend - Nikkei flat with auto and bank stocks weighing, while the Kospi up strongly in
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