Today's press
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Euro nears $1.21 as divergence trades bloom
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro rose to a fresh 2-1/2 year high on Friday as currency bulls judged the central bank’s concerns about the strengthening currency at Thursday’s policy meeting as lukewarm at best.
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UK exports outside EU fall despite weak pound
Britain’s efforts to expand trade in goods beyond the European Union’s border took a knock in July after official figures showed the deficit with the rest of the world widened following a drop in exports.
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Wall St. opens lower as Irma powers toward Florida
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday as investors assessed the financial impact of hurricane Harvey, as hurricane Irma powers toward Florida.
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Canada jobs growth picks up in August; unemployment at nine-year low
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian economy added more jobs than expected in August, sending the unemployment rate to its lowest since the financial crisis, but part-time hiring accounted for all of the gains, data from Statistics Canada showed on Friday.
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Pound Climbs to Five-Week High Even as U.K. Data Mixed Bag
The pound rose to a five-week high against a weaker dollar as investors covered short positions and U.K. manufacturing data beat expectations.
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$257 Million: Filecoin Breaks All-Time Record for ICO Funding
Blockchain data storage network Filecoin has officially completed its initial coin offering (ICO), raising more than $257 million over a month of activity.
Next trading day's important events
- 15:15 (GMT 3) Canada - Housing Starts s.a (YoY) (Aug)
Forex quotes:
- USDJPY: 107.88
- EURUSD: 1.2032
Indices:
- S&P 500: 2461.11
- NASDAQ: 6384.04