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Germany November industrial orders -5.4% vs 0.0% m/m expected

Prior -1.5% The big dip here comes as large-scale orders were toned down again in November, compared to the month before. Incoming orders for other vehicle construction (aircraft, ships, trains, military vehicles) were down 58.4% on the month and that largely contributed to the headline figure we’re seeing.…

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Chinese yuan slide continues on the week

USD/CNY has just touched the upper band (lower band for the yuan currency) of its daily trading range at 7.3325 for today. For some context, the PBOC fixed the pair at 7.1887 today here and it can fluctuate 2% either above or below the fix/midpoint. It’s a rough…

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