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Forex news from the European morning session 19 December 2014
News:
- Adam Button wins FXStreet's Forex Person of the year 2014
- BOJ's Kuroda says impact of sales tax increase is waning
- More from Kuroda: Will not comment on fx levels or daily moves
- Kuroda: No change in BOJ stance that they will adjust policy without hesitation if risks occur
- Kuroda: BOJ strongly requests that govt press ahead with structural reforms
- Kuroda: BOJ is targetting inflation, not fx market
- Japan's Amari says economy recovering steadily thanks to Abenomics
- Russian fin min says rouble will strengthen early in 2015
- Japanese govt maintains overall economic assessment in December
- ForexLive Christmas shopping hours
Data:
- October 2014 eurozone current account 20.5bn vs 30.0bn prior SA
- November 2014 UK PSNB 13.414bn vs 15.050bn exp m/m
- December 2014 UK CBI distributive trades 61 vs 30 exp
- German PPI Nov mm 0.0% vs -0.2% exp
- German GFK consumer confidence Jan 9.0 vs 8.8 exp
- French business confidence Dec 94 vs 95 exp
- November 2014 Italian wage inflation 0.1% vs 0.1% prior m/m
- Italy industrial orders Oct mm +0.1% vs -1.5% prev
- Japan leading index Oct flash 104.50 vs 104.0 prev
- Nikkei 225 closes up +2.39% at 17,621.40
It's been a typical pre-Xmas session with enough action to keep prices ticking over but with a distinctive feel of apathy too. But certainly the highlight has been Adam being awarded FX Street's Forex Person of the Year award. Top work fella.
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