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EURUSD sellers push the pair lower into the European close

The EURUSD is moving lower as London/European traders look toward the exits. After running above the 1.1200 level in the early US session and extending to new highs for 2024 in the process, the price has shifted to the downside over the last three hours of trading. Swing…

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European major indices close the day in the red

The major European indices are closing the day lower. The declines were led by France’s CAC which fell -0.50%: German DAX, -0.39%France’s CAC, -0.50%UK’s FTSE 100 -0.17%Spain’s Ibex, -0.38%Italy’s FTSE MIB -0.12% As London/European traders head for the exit, US equities are mixed with the Dow and S&P…

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Challenges Faced by Franchises

Many interested entrepreneurs dream of setting up their own franchise. That’s because it’s a highly lucrative avenue – one that lets them leverage an existing brand’s equity to win. But the challenges of running successful franchise businesses often take the majority of them by surprise. Do Franchise Owners…

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Oil inventory data do at the bottom of the hour

The weekly oil inventories it will be released at the bottom of the hour. The estimates are showing: Crude oil, -1.354M estGasoline, -0.021M estDistillates, -1.637M est. The private API data late yesterday showed larger than expected drawdowns: The price of WTI crude oil is trading down $1.10 and…

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US crude oil inventories for the current week -4.471M versus -1.354M estimate

Crude oil inventories -4.471M vs -1.354M estimate. Gasoline inventories -1.538M vs -0.021M estimateDistillates inventories -2.227M vs -1.637M estimateCushing +0.116M vs last week -1.979M ALthough the inventory data is showing a larger drawdown, the private API data yesterday was a precursor to today’s results. The API estimated inventories of…

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USDCAD reached a new low going back to February 24

The USDCAD moved sharply lower this week despite comments from Bank of Canada’s Macklin yesterday that the central bank had made progress on inflation and that it was reasonable given the continued progress in reducing inflation for further rate cuts. Nevertheless, Macklem did emphasize that future rate cuts…

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