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US Opening Comments
FREE ARTICLE US equities are headed for a stronger open after yesterday’s sell-off. European markets added 1-2% overnight but Asian markets tumbled over 6%. Dow futures are currently up 2%, S&Ps are up 2.3%, and Nasqdaq futures are up 2.4%. The Big 3 autom read this
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Dollar Rides on Small Roller Coaster
FREE ARTICLE The dollar generally moved higher on early European equity market weakness, before slipping on speculation the U.S. Treasury will inject more capital into U.S. banks. U.S. equity futures are currently higher as a result of the capital injec read this
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Currency Trading Erratic; Dollar, Sterling Lose Ground
FREE ARTICLE The early bid tone to the USD and JPYÂ proved short lived as the market responded to speculation of potential U.S. Treasury stakes in U.S. banks. USD-JPY reclaimed 93.00 after finding a bid ahead of 92.50 and EUR-USD rebounded from 1.2563 lows read this
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Oil Price Plunges to 3+ Yr Low As Recession Kicks In
FREE ARTICLE Oil prices have fallen to the lowest level in more than three years and signs that the U.S., the world's largest energy consumer, may be experiencing the longest decline since World War II. Markets are increasingly concerned that the world wide ec read this
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European Midday Report
FREE ARTICLE European shares moved higher on hopes declining inflation will spur the BOE and ECB to cut rates at their meetings Thursday. The German market, home to Europe's largest economy, lead with way, with the DAX up 2.5%. The FTSEurofirst 300 rose 1.3%. The read this
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Swissy Turns Lower
FREE ARTICLE The Swissy turned lower after it failed to sustain early European buying momentum. Broad weakness across global equity markets was the catalyst for a safe haven bid in early trade, which saw EUR-CHF record 1.5170 lows. But follow-through selling was la read this
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Euro Debt Futures Rally on Recession fears
FREE ARTICLE European debt futures have rallied on continued global recession fears and rate cut expectations, and despite European stock markets having recovered after an initial sharp drop in early morning trade. The December 10-year Bund future is up 50 ticks on read this
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Asian Equity Softness Pushes Gold Lower
FREE ARTICLE Bullion slipped lower in early European trade to record $763.05 lows. Broad weakness in Asian equities was the catalyst for early safe haven trades in Europe, which benefited the dollar and weighed on gold. Equities turned higher and the ma read this
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Neonet Launches new generation of its Smart Order Routing technology
FREE ARTICLE December 2nd, 2008 - Neonet to launch a new generation of its Smart Order Routing technology for Best Execution in shares traded on multiple markets read this
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FlexTRADER EMS smart order router provides full connectivity to Alpha ATS L.P.
FREE ARTICLE December 2nd, 2008 - FlexTrade smart order router connected to Alpha Trading Systems in Canada accounts for nearly 20% of executed volume read this
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EZ Yield Spreads Widen
FREE ARTICLE Â <span class="actionalerts_body">Eurozone yield spreads widen to most since 1999, with both the German-Italian 10-year government yield spread as well as the German-French yield spread the highest in 11 years. </span> read this
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Knight Link ranked number one Dark Pool
FREE ARTICLE December 2nd, 2008 - Knight Link ranked number one Dark Pool by share volume in Tabb Group's LiquidityMatrix for October 2008 read this
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IS Investment signs on to Fidessa’s global network
FREE ARTICLE December 2nd, 2008 - Fidessa announces that IS Investment is to join its global connectivity network read this
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BOE: Min Bid Rate In 3-Mth Repo 1.41% for Routine Collateral
FREE ARTICLE The minimum rate for wider (ie lower quality) collateral will be 1.91%. read this
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UK M&A Activity Slumps in Q3
FREE ARTICLE Merger and acquisition activity shrank markedly in the third quarter of the year, official figures showed. Foreign companies' acquisitions in the UK totalled GBP 2.9bln, down from 19bln in the second quarter. Acquisitions by UK companies in thi read this
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UK Nov Construction PMI 31.8, Lowest on Record
FREE ARTICLE Records, as collected by the Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply, began in 1997. October's construction PMI -- which measures activity in the building sector -- was 35.1. A reading below 50 indicates contraction. read this
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Nymex Edges Up from 3-1/2-Yr Low Struck in Asian Hours
FREE ARTICLE Nymex crude for January delivery was edging up from its lowest level since May 2005, struck during Asian trading hours. Prices hit a low of $47.35 around 0200 GMT but remain near these levels, down $1.10 at $48.12. Brent crude i read this
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Dollar Edges Lower
FREE ARTICLE USD edged lower on a fresh round of old speculation that $150 bln will be invested in 52 banks by the U.S. Treasury. U.S. equity market futures have turned higher and European indices pared earlier losses, leading to an unwindin read this
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Euro Slips vs. Dollar in Early Trades
FREE ARTICLE EUR-USD moved modestly lower in early European trade, with weakness in the euro crosses adding weight on the dollar pairing. EUR-USD went to 1.2563 before moving to 1.2610 after European indices followed read this
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RiverCross ATS selects SunGard’s assent for correspondent clearing services
FREE ARTICLE December 2nd, 2008 - SunGard’s Assent to clear and settle trades for RiverCross ATS on its fully-automated dark pool read this
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JPY Trades Firmer as Stocks Slip again
FREE ARTICLE JPY traded on a moderately firmer footing as the European market responded to broad equity market weakness. The Asian market saw sharp losses, which included a Nikkei fall in excess of 6%, while European markets are under decent pressure early on, with read this
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Gilts Rally as Stocks Slide Anew
FREE ARTICLE <span class="actionalerts_body">Gilt debt futures have rallied in early trade, in line with similar moves in Asia overnight. </span> <span class="actionalerts_body">Rate cut expectations have been revi read this
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Sterling Steadier at Lower Levels
FREE ARTICLE Sterling has steadied at lower levels after Monday's sharp sell-off which saw the unit record $1.4804 lows and EUR-GBP move up to 0.8527 highs. A broad reduction in risk was an influence on price action, but the bulk of the read this
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BOE Offering Unlimited Funds in 84-Day USD Repo
FREE ARTICLE The fixed interest rate for the operation will be announced at 0815 GMT. read this
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Overnight: Court Orders Thai PM to Step Down, Disbands Ruling Party
FREE ARTICLE Thailand's constitutional court on Tuesday disolved the ruling PPP party and barred its prime minister, Somchai Wongsawat, from politics for five years. The court, which cited vote fraud, also barred other political leaders read this
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FX Update: European Outlook
FREE ARTICLE The iron grip of recession and Fed Bernanke's signal that unconventional policies may be adopted to aide an economy under "considerable stress," has and should continue to keep the safe haven theme alive in FX and other markets. Bernanke read this
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Fixed Income: Bunds Move Higher
FREE ARTICLE Bund futures are higher in early trade, following on from yesterday's gains and ahead of October PPI data for the eurozone, which are likely to confirm that inflation is coming down fast on the back of lower oil prices. With economic confidence deter read this
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In the Markets
FREE ARTICLE * Swiss Nov CPI fell 0.7% m/m and y/y rate slowed to 1.5% (median 2.0) from 2.6 * European calendar also has eurozone Oct PPI, seen down to 7.0% y/y from 7.9% * U.S. calendar has vehicle sales and store sales; auto makers back to Congress * CNY h read this
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European Opening Comments
FREE ARTICLE US shares tanked Monday after it was revealed the world's largest economy has been in recession since December 2007 and FED Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated the downturn could be worsening. The Dow plunged 7.7%. The S&P shed 8.9%. The Nasdaq lost read this
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Looking Ahead: NY's Morning Headlines
FREE ARTICLE Stocks Plummet As Economic Worries Keep Mounting; Indexes End Win Streak <a href="http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=MjA5ODYyNw== ">IBD</a> http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=MjA5ODYyNw== read this
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European Pertinent Press
FREE ARTICLE US in Recession Since Dec. 2007 <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/edaeb336-bfdf-11dd-9222-0000779fd18c.html">FT</a> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/edaeb336-bfdf-11dd-9222-0000779fd18c.html <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles read this
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Fixed Income: European Outlook
FREE ARTICLE European debt futures are likely to open higher, in line with overnight Treasuries. Recession fears continue to haunt markets but Treasuries also received a boost after Fed chairman Bernanke said yesterday that the central bank could purchase long-term Tr read this
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MFR's Recap of Yesterday's Market Activity
FREE ARTICLE The equity selling continued on through the US session as economic gloom seemed to prevail. Europe’s Dow Jones Stoxx 600 ended down almost 6% and the S&P 500 is down almost 7%. The US manufacturing sector contracted more in Nov as did the sect read this
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Equities Close
FREE ARTICLE Equities were crushed today with the Dow down 7.7% to 8149, the S&P plunging 8.9% to 816 and the Nasdaq tumbling 9% to 1398. The S&P500 opened significantly lower and made lower lows and lower highs for the entire session. The S&P repeatedl read this
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Preview: US Johnson Redbook Retail Sales
FREE ARTICLE Sales in the week ended November 22 were down 1.4% y-o-y week, down 1.1% y-o-y month and down 1.3% m-o-m. Redbook sales for the week ended November 15 declined 0.9% y-o-y week, dropped 0.9% y-o-y month and fell 1.1% m-o-m. Monthly figures are season read this
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Canadian Equities Update
FREE ARTICLE S&P/TSX is down 8.23% led by Materials (down 10.46%). Energy is down 6.99% and Industrials dropped 5.95%. Financials plunged 5.21% and IT is 4.10% lower. Consumer Discretionary and Utlities are down 4.53% and 1.69% respectively. Teck is down 1 read this
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Natural Gas Closes Up 1.5% to 6.604
FREE ARTICLE Despite Crude’s plunge, Natural Gas finished higher on the day. Natural Gas traded lower for most of the morning but it bounced off support at its intraday low (6.37) just before lunch. It shot through resistance at Friday’s close of 6.51 read this
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FX Summary
FREE ARTICLE The dollar posted gains in London and through the N.Y. morning session on Monday, though eventually gave back some ground following weak U.S. economic data. The November manufacturing ISM report, and October construction spending were worse than expected, read this
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Crude Closes Down 9.5% to 49.28
FREE ARTICLE Crude opened the session down and continued to make new lows throughout the day. It looked like it had strong support at 49.50, but selling pressure on the close sent Crude right through that level. Tomorrow, there will be support at the November 21 low o read this
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Stock Futures Back Near Lows
FREE ARTICLE Dow futures are off 470 points (-5.3%) and S&Ps are down 56 (-6.3%). Nasdaq futures are down 6%. read this
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Factors Depressing the Fed Funds Rate Below Target
FREE ARTICLE <ul> <li>In principle the Fed ability to pay interest on excess reserves should keep the FF rate near the target</li> </ul> <ul> <li>In principle, banks have no incentive to lend overnight funds at a rate lower th read this
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NYT article - Banker warns of Credit Card Collapse, Banks returning for another bailout
FREE ARTICLE http://executivesuite.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/the-worst-is-yet-to-come-anonymous-banker-weighs-in-on-the-coming-credit-card-debacle/?scp=2&sq=credit%20cards&st=cse read this
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New Lows Equity Futures, New Highs in 10yr
FREE ARTICLE Market continuing to give back last week's gainsn - about half way thru the thin markets rally today. 10yr is again at an all time low yield - last 2.724%. read this
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Equities Touching New Lows After Yet Another Grim Bernanke Assessment
FREE ARTICLE Dow futures are down 5.1% and S&Ps are off 6.1%. read this
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Canadian Equities Update
FREE ARTICLE S&P/TSX is down 8.51% led by Materials (down 10.76%). Energy plunged 7.28% and Financials is 5.55% lower. Industrials dropped 4.64% and Telecommunications fell 3.75%. Utilities is down 1.78%. Teck is down 17.50% and Talisman is 15.31% lower. read this
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Energy Stocks (-11%) Leading S&P Lower
FREE ARTICLE Crude has clawed back over the 50 handle, but energy stocks continue to take the worst beating. Financials are down 10% and consumer stocks are off 7.3%. read this
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More Layoffs Ahead for GS
FREE ARTICLE Dealbreaker reports that there will be further job cuts at Goldman this week as part of the previously announced 10%. An additional round is planned for January, it said. read this
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NBER Recession Definition
FREE ARTICLE NBER defines a recession as a "significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in production, employment, real income and other indicators." read this
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FX Update- USD
FREE ARTICLE USD remains well bid vs. most of the majors going into of the lunch hour with the USD Index maintaining marginal support above the 87 handle. EUR/USD, down 0.33% to 1.2649, is trading in the lower portion of today’s range, and is in line with Fri read this
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FX Update - USD/JPY
FREE ARTICLE USD/JPY rallied back to 94.00 from session lows of 93.58 earlier, though was quickly driven back down on reported Japanese and U.S. fund account backed selling. The correlation between U.S. stock and USD/JPY remains high, so with offers in place, and equi read this
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Treasuries Still Well Bid as Equities Sell Off
FREE ARTICLE The 30yr is up 1-15 at 128-31, though a full handle off its high of the day. The 10yr is up a handle and the 5yr is up 16. read this
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Equity Futures Making New Lows
FREE ARTICLE Dow futures are now down 4.5% at 8421 (new low: 8410). S&Ps are off 5.5% at 846.50 (new low: 845.75). read this
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NY FED Announces Search Committee for New President
FREE ARTICLE NY FED president Geithner was tapped for the TSY secretary job last week. The search committee consists of Stephen Friedman, chairman of the bank’s board of directors, and two other directors, Charles V. Wait and Denis M. Hughes, according the read this
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Canadian Opposition Parties agree on Coalition to last 30 months
FREE ARTICLE <p>Â </p><p>Â </p> read this
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Gold Plunges 5.19%
FREE ARTICLE Gold is down 5.19% on the TSX this morning at 776.50. Yamana is down 12.83% and High River Gold plunged 16.0%. Kinross and Goldcorp are down 8.16% and 12.34% respectively. Barrick is down 8.01%, currently at 34.70. read this
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Canadian Equities Update
FREE ARTICLE S&P/TSX is down 7.39% led by Materials (down 8.76%). Energy is down 6.83% and Financials is 5.79% lower. IT and Health care are down 4.31% and 3.52% respectively. Industrials is down 3.31% and Utilities dropped 0.84%. read this
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Ford to Sell Volvo
FREE ARTICLE Ford released in a statement today that it will be putting Volvo up for sale. Ford plans to sell Volvo due to the large decline in the global auto industry and the severe economic instability worldwide. “Given the unprecedented external c read this
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FX Update- USD
FREE ARTICLE The dollar slipped versus the yen following the weak ISM and construction data, though initially has shown little reaction versus the euro. The market had likely prices in a poor showing, though USD/JPY continues to follow U.S. equities, which slipped sli read this
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November ISM Prices Paid Index Slips to 25.5, Lowest Since 1949
FREE ARTICLE No read this
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Canadian Equities Update
FREE ARTICLE S&P/TSX opened with a 7.02% drop at 8654. Yamana and Goldcorp are down 14.04% and 13.14% respectively. Talisman is down 12.49% and Suncor is 10.80% lower. BMO dropped 7.29% and TD fell 6.09%. BCE is down 3.37%. read this
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OCTOBER CONSTRUCTION SPENDING DOWN 1.2%; AUGUST, SEPTEMBER DATA UPWARDLY REVISED
FREE ARTICLE Total Construction Spending was down 1.2% in October, a bigger fall than expected, and the largest drop since July. The September number, originally a drop of 0.3%, was revised to unchanged from August. Also, the August figure was upwardly adjusted to sho read this
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FX Update- EUR
FREE ARTICLE Large EUR puts traded over December 20th at 25.5% and is being well touted throughout the European market. Interest for the euro downside picked up today in contrast to last week's re-hedging above the 1.3000 handle. The euro move back below 1.2600 e read this
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Air Canada to Receive C$70mln From Reward Tickets
FREE ARTICLE Air Canada released today in a statement that it reached an agreement with Aeroplan to speed up payment terms of Air Canada Reward Tickets issued through May 29, 2009. This agreement will result in approximately C$70mln in payments to Air Canada by Decem read this
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UK GBP 250 mln Gilt Auction Covered 1.62 Times
FREE ARTICLE The UK Debt Management Office's auction of GBP 250 million of index-linked gilts was covered by bids 1.62 times. The gilts carry a coupon of 1.25%, indexed to RPI inflation, and mature in 2055. read this
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Preview: October Construction Spending
FREE ARTICLE • October Construction Spending is expected to fall 1% following a 0.3% September decline The outlook for Construction Spending is expected to reveal considerable deterioration, reflecting similar declines in previously reported October read this
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Flaherty to present fourth budget on January 27, 2009
FREE ARTICLE Canadian Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty will present the budget in the House of Commons at approximately 4 p.m. EST that day. read this
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Preview: November ISM Manufacturing Index
FREE ARTICLE • The November ISM Manufacturing Index is expected to fall to 37 from 38.9 in October • The November ISM Prices Paid Index is also expected to fall to 33 from 37 in October The ISM Manufacturing Index is expected to fall to read this
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FX Update- AUD
FREE ARTICLE AUD/USD is trading at intra-day lows, with early N.Y. accounts favoring the dollar as the market focused on safe haven dollar buying and general repositioning ahead of this week's plethora of central bank rate announcements, which includes Tuesday read this
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Treasury CDS Widening Again
FREE ARTICLE Credit default swaps on US Treasury debt are widening out in the face of investor fears about the burgeoning bailout schemes, the FED's expanding balance sheet -- which has risen over $1 tln this year to just over $2tln -- and TSY's massive borr read this
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FX Update- USD/CAD
FREE ARTICLE USD/CAD showed little reaction to the better GDP data, and remains supported above the 1.2450 level so far. We have heard talk of a large sell order in place between 1.2480 and 1.2520, which could keep upside limited for now. Generally though, the risk ba read this
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Gold, Silver, Copper All Just Off Lows
FREE ARTICLE Gold is down 3.9% to 787, Silver has falen 6.2% to 9.595 and Copper has tumbled 1% to 163.35. read this
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FX Update- EUR/USD
FREE ARTICLE EUR/USD has moved to intra day lows, just above 1.2600 as U.S. equity futures continue to move lower. Sharply lower oil prices have weighed on the pairing as well, and U.S. names are reportedly good sellers of euros following the long U.S. weekend. This s read this
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GDP by Industry up 0.1%, meets expectations
FREE ARTICLE Monthly GDP by industry increased 0.1% confirming the consensus estimate following a revised 0.5% drop in August (previously reported 0.3% decline). This was led by a 1.6% increase in Wholesale Trade in September after a 2.7% drop prior. The increase in read this
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Q3 GDP Disappoints Expectations up 0.3%
FREE ARTICLE Real GDP is up 0.3% in Q3 from a revised 0.2% rise prior disappointing the consensus estimate of a 0.8% increase. Economic activity increased slightly 0.1% following a revised 0.5% drop prior (previously reported 0.3% decline) Services Producing Indust read this
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FX Update- Cable Remains Below 1.50
FREE ARTICLE Cable recorded 1.4964 lows in early N.Y. traded after another line of stops were flushed out below 1.5000. Support at 1.4950 has provided temporary support, which encouraged profit taking by intraday accounts. However, any upside movement has been shallow read this

