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  European Market Commentary
European Markets Pause After Big Rally
Major European indices ended a choppy session near the flat line Thursday, as markets consolidated after the previous ....
French Market Erases Early Losses
The French market erased early losses and is rising in afternoon trading Thursday. Sentiment was impacted by a slew of ....
German Market Marginally Down
The German market is falling in afternoon trading Thursday, ahead of the jobless claims from the U.S. Sentiment was impacted ....

  Market Sensitive Global News

Oil Rig Explosion In Gulf Of Mexico

2 US Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan As Gates Visit The Country

Afghan Election Campaigners Killed In Air Strike

US 'Operation New Dawn' Begins In Iraq With Change Of Command

  Political News

Bernanke Rejects Criticism Of Fed As Cause Of Financial Crisis
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Thursday pushed back against critics who lay much of the blame for the recent financial ....

Poll Suggests Lazio Has Shaky Lead In NY GOP Gubernatorial Primary
While the results of a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday showed former Congressman Rick Lazio with a sizable lead ....

Independent Bud Chiles Drops Out Of Florida Gubernatorial Race
Bud Chiles is dropping his independent bid in the Florida gubernatorial race and throwing his support behind Democrat Alex ....

  North American Economic News

Factory Orders Show Modest Rebound In July
After reporting two consecutive monthly decreases in orders for manufactured goods, the Commerce Department released a report ....

Canadian Economy Loses Steam In Second Quarter
The Canadian economy grew at a slower pace in the second quarter compared to the first three months of the year, official ....

MBA: Mortgage Apps Rise As Rates Continue To Fall
US mortgage applications rose for a fifth week in a row as borrowers took advantage of historically low interest rates, ....

  Asian Economic News

Australia Services Sector Remain In Contraction
Australia's services sector remained in a state of contraction in August, although the rate of contraction slowed according ....

India's Apr-July Fiscal Deficit Down 42%, Courtesy 3G Spectrum
The Indian Government's fiscal deficit during April-July declined by 42 per cent to Rs.90,915 crore over the corresponding ....

South Korean Final GDP Revised Slightly Lower
South Korea's gross domestic product expanded 1.4 percent in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the previous three ....

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  Currency Alerts

US Dollar Declines Against European Majors

Pound Edges Up Against Majors

Hong Kong Dollar Soars To 16-day High Against Greenback

Greenback Plunges To More Than 2-week Low Versus South African Rand

US Dollar Declines To 13-day Low Versus Turkish Lira

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Glen Beck, Al Sharpton Take Rallies To D.C. Glen Beck, Al Sharpton Take Rallies To D.C.  Tens of thousands gathered Saturday on the National Mall for a massive rally organized by Fox News personality Glenn Beck. Later, Rev. Al Sharpton and other civil rights activists staged their own rally and march.

  U.S. Market Commentary
Stocks Extend Gains Ahead Of Monthly Jobs Report - U.S. Commentary
Stocks extended the upside seen in the previous session on Thursday, ending notably higher ahead of Friday's landmark jobs ....
Stocks Maintaining Cautious Upside In Mid-Afternoon Trading - U.S. Commentary
Stocks remain mostly higher in mid-afternoon trading on Thursday, driven higher earlier on by some upbeat data on pending ....
Stocks Remain Largely On The Upside In Early Afternoon Trading - U.S. Commentary
A majority of stocks continue to post gains in early afternoon trading on Thursday, with some bright spots in the day's ....

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skgdp-042610.jpg South Korean Final GDP +1.4% On Quarter
South Korea's gross domestic product expanded 1.4 percent in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the previous quarter, the Bank of Korea said on Friday. That was slightly lower than the 1.5 percent quarterly expansion indicated in the preliminary reading on July 26. "The GDP estimates released today are based on more complete source data, ....
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The dollar was stuck in place versus other majors on Thursday as traders sifted through a pile of economic news ahead of tomorrow's pivotal monthly jobs report. Stocks pushed slightly higher in afternoon action on Wall Street, fueling a bit risk appetite and preventing much upside for the safe haven dollar. A key prelude to the jobs report ....
eurusd2-090210.jpg Euro Stable After ECB Extends Lending Program
The euro was steady Thursday morning in New York, after the European Central Bank kept its key interest rate at one percent for a sixteenth month. ECB head Jean-Claude Trichet said the euro zone's economy remains on track for a moderate but uneven recovery. Still, the ECB decided to extend emergency lending measures through the end of year to ....
  European Economic News

ECB Extends Emergency Lending Measures For Banks
Eurozone interest rates remain appropriate, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet reiterated on Thursday. The ....

ECB Leaves Key Rates Unchanged
The European Central Bank on Thursday left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low of 1% for the sixteenth straight ....

UK Construction Activity Dampens In August
UK construction sector growth weakened for the third successive month in August from the recent high recorded in May, ....

  U.S. Treasury Market Updates
Treasuries Slide After Upbeat Pending Home Sales, Jobless Claims Data
Treasury Auctions $10 Billion In 10-Year TIPS
Treasury To Auction $67 Billion Worth Of Securities Next Week

   Asian Market Commentary

South Korean Market Trades Modestly Higher
The South Korean stock market is trading modestly higher on Friday with investors indulging in some selective ....

Indian Market Poised For Firm Start
The forecast for the Indian market is cautiously optimistic, although the upside may be limited by caution ....

Japanese Market Trades Higher On Wall Street Cues
The Japanese stock market opened higher on Friday on positive cues from Wall Street, where stocks surged ....

Economic Calendar

DateTime Economic Indicator PeriodActualForecastPreviousCountry 
9/2/1000:00 Leading IndexJUL 1.15 % - 0.76 % Argentina  
9/2/1000:00 Current Account Balance - BoPQ2MYR 16.24 B-MYR 30.45 BMalaysia  
9/2/1000:00 Capital Account Balance - BoPQ2MYR -53 M-MYR -65 MMalaysia  
9/2/1000:00 Financial Account Balance - BoPQ2MYR 0.77 B-MYR -19.52 BMalaysia  
9/2/1001:30 ILO Mainland Unemployment RateQ2 9.3 % - 9.5 % France News 
9/2/1001:30 ILO Unemployment RateQ2 9.7 % - 9.9 % France  
9/2/1001:30 Mainland Unemployment ChangeQ2 -70 K - -8 K France  
9/2/1001:45 GDP (Q-o-Q)Q2 0.9 % 0.8 % 1.0 (R) % Switzerland News 
9/2/1001:45 GDP (Y-o-Y)Q2 3.4 % 2.6 % 2.3 %Switzerland  
9/2/1002:00 Nationwide House Prices (M-o-M)AUG -0.9 % -0.3 % -0.5 %UK News 
9/2/1002:00 Nationwide House Prices (Y-o-Y)AUG NSA 3.9 % 4.9 % 6.6 %UK  
9/2/1003:00 PPI (M-o-M)JUL 0.1 %- 0.4 %Romania  
9/2/1003:00 PPI (Y-o-Y)JUL 6.9 %- 6.2 %Romania  
9/2/1003:00 GDP (Y-o-Y)Q2 4.7 %- 4.8 %Slovakia News 
9/2/1003:00 Unemployment RateQ2 14.4 %- 15.1 %Slovakia  
9/2/1003:15 Retail Sales (M-o-M)JUL 0.7 %- -0.1 (R) %Switzerland News 
9/2/1003:15 Retail Sales (Y-o-Y)JUL 4.8 % 2.3 % 1.0 (R) % Switzerland  
9/2/1003:30 Interest Rate Decision- 0.75 % - 0.50 % Sweden News 
9/2/1004:00 PPI (M-o-M)JUL -0.1 %- 0.2 %Italy  
9/2/1004:00 PPI (Y-o-Y)JUL 3.9 %- 3.4 %Italy News 
9/2/1004:30 PMI ConstructionAUG 52.1 54.0 54.1 UK News 
9/2/1005:00 Trade Balance - Non EUJUL€ -1.12 B-€ -0.99 (R) BItaly News 
9/2/1005:00 PPI (M-o-M)JUL 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.3 % Eurozone  
9/2/1005:00 PPI (Y-o-Y)JUL 4.0 %- 3.0 %Eurozone News 
9/2/1005:00 CPI (M-o-M)AUG 0.82 %- -1.00 %Cyprus  
9/2/1005:00 CPI (Y-o-Y)AUG 3.24 %- 2.57 %Cyprus News 
9/2/1005:00 GDP (Q-o-Q)Q2 P 1.0 % 1.0 % 0.2 % Eurozone News 
9/2/1005:00 GDP (Y-o-Y)Q2 P 1.9 % 1.7 % 0.6 % Eurozone  
9/2/1006:00 Interest Rate Decision- 2.75 % 2.75 % 2.75 % Malaysia News 
9/2/1006:01 ExportsJULMYR 55.43 B-MYR 52.83 BMalaysia News 
9/2/1006:01 ImportsJULMYR 48.41 B-MYR 46.79 BMalaysia  
9/2/1006:01 Trade BalanceJULMYR 7.01 BMYR 6.1 BMYR 6.04 BMalaysia  
9/2/1007:45 Interest Rate Decision- 1.00 % 1.00 % 1.00 %Eurozone News 
9/2/1008:30 Non-Farm Productivity (Q-o-Q)Q2 F -1.8 % -1.9 % 3.9 (R) % United States News 
9/2/1008:30 Non-Farm Productivity (Y-o-Y)Q2 F 3.7 % - 6.3 (R) % United States  
9/2/1008:30 Real Time Compensations (Q-o-Q)Q2 F 0.0 % - -2.4 (R) % United States  
9/2/1008:30 Real Time Compensations (Y-o-Y)Q2 F -1.0 % - 0.8 (R) % United States  
9/2/1008:30 Unit Labor Cost (Q-o-Q)Q2 F 1.1 % 1.5 % -4.6 (R) % United States  
9/2/1008:30 Unit Labor Cost (Y-o-Y)Q2 F -2.8 % - -2.9 (R) % United States  
9/2/1008:30 Continuing ClaimsAUG 21 4456 K - 4479 (R) K United States  
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