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Beginning The Final Push For Health Reform  President Barack Obama And Congressional Democrats begin the final push for health reform.

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Stocks Close Mixed Following Stagnant Economic Data - U.S. Commentary
Stocks ended Thursday's trading mixed, as the markets digested a series of economic reports that showed only small steps....
Stocks Modestly Higher In Mid-Afternoon Trading - U.S. Commentary
Stocks are seeing modest strength in mid-afternoon trading on Thursday, as largely benign economic data has traders unwilling....
Stocks Unable To Sustain Clear Direction In Early Afternoon Trading - U.S. Commentary
Stocks continue to see choppy movement in early afternoon trading on Thursday following the release of another lackluster....

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European Economics Preview: Germany's Producer Prices Data Due
No major statistical reports are due on Friday, except Germany's producer prices and Italian industrial orders. At 3.00am ET, Germany's Federal Statistical Office is slated to issue producer prices for February. Producer prices are expected to rise 0.1% on monthly basis, following January's 0.8% growth. Annually, producer prices are forecast to....
Leading Indicators Index Rises For Eleventh Consecutive Month
Thursday morning, the Conference Board released its report on leading economic indicators in the month of February, showing that its leading economic indicators index increased slightly, marking the eleventh consecutive month of growth. The report showed that the leading indicators index edged up by 0.1 percent in February following a 0.3....
Philadelphia-Area Manufacturing Shows Continued Signs Of Growth
Manufacturing activity in the mid-Atlantic region is continuing to show signs of growth in the month of March, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Thursday, with the index of activity in the manufacturing sector rising by more than expected. The Philly Fed said its index of regional manufacturing....
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Trichet: Need To Strengthen Longer-term Confidence
Strengthening longer-term confidence is crucial for the post-crisis economy and robust policy frameworks will be needed ....

Italian Jan. Industrial Orders Fall; Turnover Rises
Italian industrial new orders dropped 2.8% in January from the previous month, following December's 4.7% growth, the ....

Hungary's Avg. Gross Wages Rise In January
Hungary's average gross earnings in corporations employing at least 5 persons and in budgetary institutions grew 6.5% in ....

  U.S. Treasury Market Updates
Treasuries Retreat As Government Unveils $118 Billion In Coupon Supply
Treasury Reveals Plan To Auction $32 Billion In 7-Year Notes Next Week
Treasury Department Says It Will Auction $42 Billion In 5-Year Notes Next Week

   Asian Market Commentary

Japanese Market Ends In Positive Territory On Optimism About US Economy
The stock market in Japan ended in positive territory on Friday, the last day of the trading week, on optimism ....

Australian Market Ends In Positive Territory Amid Thin Volumes
The Australian market ended in positive territory with modest gains on Friday, the last trading day of the ....

Indian Market Flat In Early Trade
The Indian market is trading modestly higher in early trading on Friday, encouraged by an upgrade in India's ....

 
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  European Market Commentary
Upbeat U.S. Data May Lift European Stocks
European stocks may edge higher on Friday, tracking modest gains in Asia on expectations of a gradual global economic....
European Markets Fall On Greek Worries - European Commentary
The European markets fell on Thursday, as growing uncertainty about a rescue plan for debt-stricken Greece hit investor....
European Averages In Positive Territory
The major European averages are trading in positive territory in early afternoon trading Thursday, after languishing in the....

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Mitchell To Tour Middle East At Weekend

Netanyahu Holds Talks With Clinton Over Settlement Crisis, Offers Trust-Building Measures

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Republicans Vow To Continue Fighting Health Care Reform
House and Senate Republicans Thursday vowed to continue their opposition to plans by President Barack Obama and Congressional ....

Reid Voices Support For House Health Care Reform Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., released a statement Thursday in support of the version of health care reform ....

Obama Signs $17.6 Billion Jobs Bill, Says More Needs To Be Done
President Barack Obama Thursday signed a $17.6 billion job creation bill aimed at making it easier for companies to hire new ....

  North American Economic News

Leading Indicators Index Rises For Eleventh Consecutive Month
Thursday morning, the Conference Board released its report on leading economic indicators in the month of February, showing ....

Philadelphia-Area Manufacturing Shows Continued Signs Of Growth
Manufacturing activity in the mid-Atlantic region is continuing to show signs of growth in the month of March, according to a ....

Leading Indicators Index Edges Up 0.1% In February
Thursday morning, the Conference Board released its report on leading economic indicators in the month of February, showing ....

  Asian Economic News

Malaysian Current Economic Activity Strengthens In January
Malaysia's coincident index, which measures current economic activity, rose 1.4% in January from the previous month, a report....

Malaysia February Inflation At 1.2%
Malaysia's consumer price index rose 1.2% year-on-year in February, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said Friday.....

Taiwan's Export Orders Surge In February
Taiwan's export orders in terms of U.S. dollars rose 36.25% year-on-year to US$27.41 billion in February, the Department of....

Economic Calendar

DateTime Economic Indicator PeriodActualForecastPreviousCountry 
3/19/1000:00 Current Account Balance - BoPJAN€ -3.70 B-€ -3.61 BGreece   audioimage
3/19/1000:00 Capital Account Balance - BoPJAN€ 31.8 M-€ 53.6 MGreece   audioimage
3/19/1000:00 Financial Account Balance - BoPJAN€ 4.25 B-€ 2.45 BGreece   audioimage
3/19/1000:00 Official Foreign ReservesMAR 12 -$ 278.43 BIndia   audioimage
3/19/1000:00 Official Foreign ReservesFEB€ 12.17 B-€ 12.53 BBulgaria   audioimage
3/19/1000:30 All Industry Activity Index (M-o-M)JAN 3.8 2.0 -0.2 (R) Japan News  audioimage
3/19/1001:30 Tokyo Department Store Sales (Y-o-Y)FEB -6.5 %- -7.4 %Japan   audioimage
3/19/1001:30 Nationwide Department Sales (Y-o-Y)FEB -5.4 % - -5.7 % Japan News  audioimage
3/19/1003:00 PPI (M-o-M)FEB 0.0 % 0.1 % 0.8 % Germany   audioimage
3/19/1003:00 PPI (Y-o-Y)FEB -2.9 % -2.8 % -3.4 % Germany News  audioimage
3/19/1004:30 Consumer Spending (Y-o-Y)JAN  -1.5 % -2.6 %Netherland   audioimage
3/19/1005:00 Industrial Orders (M-o-M)JAN -2.8 % -0.2 % 4.7 % Italy News  audioimage
3/19/1005:00 Industrial Sales (M-o-M)JAN 2.7 % - 2.2 (R) % Italy   audioimage
3/19/1005:30 PPI (M-o-M)FEB 0.4 %- 0.1 %Slovenia   audioimage
3/19/1005:30 PPI (Y-o-Y)FEB -1.2 %- -1.4 %Slovenia   audioimage
3/19/1007:00 PPI (M-o-M)FEB - 0.8 %Lativia   audioimage
3/19/1007:00 PPI (Y-o-Y)FEB - -6.6 %Lativia   audioimage
3/19/1007:00 Core CPI (Y-o-Y)FEB NSA  1.7 % 2.0 % Canada   audioimage
3/19/1007:00 CPI (Y-o-Y)FEB NSA  1.4 % 1.9 % Canada   audioimage
3/19/1007:00 CPI (M-o-M)FEB  0.4 % 0.3 % Canada   audioimage
3/19/1007:00 Core CPI (M-o-M)FEB  0.3 % 0.1 % Canada   audioimage
3/19/1008:30 Retail Sales (M-o-M)JAN  0.6 % 0.4 % Canada   audioimage
3/19/1008:30 Retail Sales - Ex. Auto (M-o-M)JAN  0.5 % 0.4 % Canada   audioimage
3/19/1010:00 Consumer Confidence IndexMAR - -15 Belgium   audioimage
3/19/1011:00 Interest Rate Decision-  4.50 % 4.50 % Mexico   audioimage
3/19/1016:45 CPI (Q-o-Q)Q1 - -0.2 %New Zealand   audioimage
3/19/1016:45 CPI (Y-o-Y)Q1 - 2.0 %New Zealand   audioimage
3/21/1019:30 New Motor Vehicle Sales (M-o-M)FEB - -3.4 %Australia   audioimage
3/21/1019:30 New Motor Vehicle Sales (Y-o-Y)FEB - 15.6 %Australia   audioimage
3/22/1000:00 PPI (M-o-M)FEB - 0.4 %Estonia   audioimage
3/22/1000:00 PPI (Y-o-Y)FEB - -0.7 %Estonia   audioimage
3/22/1003:00 M3 Money Supply (Y-o-Y)FEB - 5.6 %Switzerland   audioimage
3/22/1003:30 PPI (M-o-M)JAN - 0.2 %Austria   audioimage
3/22/1003:30 PPI (Y-o-Y)JAN - -1.0 %Austria   audioimage
3/22/1004:00 Industrial Production (M-o-M)FEB - -7.2 %Lithuania   audioimage
3/22/1004:00 Manufacturing Production (Y-o-Y)FEB - -12.1 %Lithuania   audioimage
3/22/1004:00 Manufacturing Production (M-o-M)FEB - -12.2 %Lithuania   audioimage
3/22/1004:00 Industrial Production (Y-o-Y)FEB - -6.8 %Lithuania   audioimage
3/22/1004:30 CPI (Y-o-Y)FEB  2.1 % 1.0 % Hong Kong   audioimage
3/22/1004:30 Capital Account Balance - BoPQ4 -HKD 12.3 BHong Kong   audioimage
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