Top 10 Weekly Forex Market Headlines – 09.19.2014

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1. Ukraine parliament ratifies EU deal, offers rebels self-rule

Ukraine parliament ratifies EU deal, offers rebels self-ruleSeptember 16, Ukraine ratified a sweeping agreement with the European Union on Tuesday – an issue at the heart of the Russia-West crisis over its future – and sought to blunt the independence drive of Russian-backed separatists by offering them temporary and limited self-rule…
2. China’s foreign direct investment falls to 2-1/2 year low in August

China’s foreign direct investment falls to 2-1/2 year low in AugustSeptember 16, China’s foreign direct investment fell to a low not seen in at least 2-1/2 years in August, underscoring the challenges to growth facing the world’s second-biggest economy. The weak investment data came as China’s economic growth appears to be hitting a soft patch after a bounce in June…
3. Eurozone August inflation revised up to 0.4% but still at record lows

top10-eu-aug-inflationSeptember 17, The annual rate of inflation in the 18 countries that use the euro was unchanged at 0.4% in August, as the European Union’s statistics agency revised a previous estimate that recorded a decline to 0.3%. However, the annual rate of inflation in the eurozone remained at the lowest level since Oct 2009…
4. U.S. CPI falls 0.2% in August, first drop in nearly 1-1/2 years

Eurozone August inflation revised up to 0.4% but still at record lowsSeptember 17, U.S. consumer prices fell for the first time in nearly 1-1/2 years in August and underlying inflation pressures were muted, which could lessen the urgency for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The Labor Department said on Wednesday its Consumer Price Index…
5. UK unemployment rate drops to 6-year lows at 6.2%

U.S. CPI falls 0.2% in August, first drop in nearly 1-1/2 yearsSeptember 17, The City is ruling out a rise in interest rates this year amid evidence that a fresh fall in unemployment to its lowest levels since the height of the financial crisis has failed to reignite pay growth. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that joblessness…
6. U.S. initial jobless claims drop 36K to 280K, hits 2-month low

UK unemployment rate drops to 6-year lows at 6.2%September 18, The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, suggesting that a sharp slowdown in job growth last month was probably an aberration. While other data on Thursday showed some weakness in home building and factory activity…
7. August U.S. housing starts tumble 14.4% but July data revised higher

August U.S. housing starts tumble 14.4% but July data revised higherSeptember 18, U.S. housing starts and permits fell in August, but upward revisions to the prior month’s data suggested the housing market continued to gradually improve. Groundbreaking declined 14.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual 956,000-unit pace, the Commerce Department said on Thursday…
8. Fed keeps near-zero rate pledge, but expects rate hikes at quicker pace

Fed keeps near-zero rate pledge, but expects rate hikes at quicker paceSeptember 18, The Federal Reserve on Wednesday renewed its pledge to keep interest rates near zero for a “considerable time,” but also indicated it could raise borrowing costs faster than expected when it starts moving. Many economists and traders had expected the U.S. central bank…
9. New York city jobless rate falls to 5-year low in July

Scots choose to stick with UK in historic voteSeptember 18, New York City’s unemployment rate fell faster in August than in any month on record, to 7.3 percent from 7.8 percent in July, the State Labor Department reported on Thursday. The decline took the city’s unemployment rate to its lowest level since January 2009, when the effects of the financial crisis were still rippling through the economy…
10. Scots choose to stick with UK in historic vote

New York city jobless rate falls to 5-year low in JulySeptember 19, When 3.6 million Scots voted on Thursday on whether to leave or stay within the United Kingdom, they were answering one simple question: Should Scotland be an independent country? But for a time some politicians on both sides of the debate wanted to include a third choice on the ballot
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