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Preview: US Johnson Redbook Retail Sales
FREE ARTICLESales 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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US Opening Comments
FREE ARTICLEUS 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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Swissy Turns Lower
FREE ARTICLEThe 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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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 ARTICLESterling 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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Fixed Income: Bunds Move Higher
FREE ARTICLEBund 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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European Opening Comments
FREE ARTICLEUS 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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MFR's Recap of Yesterday's Market Activity
FREE ARTICLEThe 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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Preview: US Johnson Redbook Retail Sales
FREE ARTICLESales 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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FX Summary
FREE ARTICLEThe 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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FX Update- USD
FREE ARTICLEUSD 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
FREE ARTICLEThe 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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OCTOBER CONSTRUCTION SPENDING DOWN 1.2%; AUGUST, SEPTEMBER DATA UPWARDLY REVISED
FREE ARTICLETotal 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 ARTICLELarge 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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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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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- USD/CAD
FREE ARTICLEUSD/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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FX Update- Cable Remains Below 1.50
FREE ARTICLECable 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
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US Opening Comments
FREE ARTICLETaking their cues from overseas markets, US equities are pointing to a lower open with Dow futures off 2.3% and S&Ps down more than 2.7%. Nasdaq futures are off 2.5%. Shopping over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend wasn’t as bad as feared, but read this
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FX Update: NY Outlook
FREE ARTICLEWeak global PMI data, which ramped up expectations for more aggressive interest rate cuts in the euro zone, UK, Australia and New Zealand this week, saw the dollar gain ground versus most major currencies overnight. The yen and CHF were exceptions, as hei read this
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FX Update: European Midday
FREE ARTICLEMany US market participants will return their Thanksgiving break to find a batch of weak economic data readings out of Asia and Europe have kept the recession theme to the fore which, coupled with fairly hefty stock market losses, maintained safe haven de read this
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Fixed Income: European Midday
FREE ARTICLEEuropean debt futures have rallied, supported throughout the morning by weak data in both the eurozone and the UK, as well as stock market losses. German October retail sales (m/m) dropped 1.6% m/m (median +0.5%), but September data were revised up to -1. read this
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Thor Asset Management selects QuantFEED to trade on US and European markets
FREE ARTICLEDecember 1st, 2008 - Thor Asset Management USA selects QuantHouse low latency solutions for US and European futures markets read this
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Debt Futures Well Bid on Weak UK, EZ Data
FREE ARTICLEDebt futures have been supported throughout the morning by weak data in both the EZ and the UK, as well as stock market losses. The December 10-year Bund future is up 48 ticks on the day at 121.95, while the corresponding Gilt future is up 58 ticks at read this
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PREVIEW: UK Mortgage Lending Seen Down to GBP 1.75 Bln in Nov.
FREE ARTICLEUK mortgage lending and approvals are expected to continue to ease in October, according to the lastest lending data from the Bank of England (BOE), which will be released on Monday, December 1. The BOE's monthly report on lending to individuals i read this
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Fixed Income: Gilts Follow Bunds Higher
FREE ARTICLEGilt debt futures opened high, in line with Bunds and overnight Treasuries, while FTSE 100 opened down 0.5%. Today's calendar has November manufacturing PMI, expected to hit a new series low, while BoE mortgage lending data will highlight the wea read this
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Fixed Income: Bunds Move Up
FREE ARTICLEBund futures are higher in early trade, supported by much weaker than expected retail sales data and slightly lower DAX futures. As of 7:24GMT the December 10-year Bund future is up 21 ticks at 121.68. In the cash market the 10-year Bund yield is down read this
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FX Update: European Outlook
FREE ARTICLEThe USD should maintain a broadly firm tone amid expectations of aggressive rate cuts in the eurozone, UK, Australia and New Zealand this week. Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported that the BoJ will hold an emergency policy meeting this week to discuss read this
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European Opening Comments
FREE ARTICLEAsian shares took a hit on concerns global economic growth is slowing faster than first expected. The Nikkei was 1.4%. The ASX fell 1.5%. The Hang Seng bucked the trend, rising 1.4%. European shares were expected to open slightly lower. German October read this
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Fixed Income: European Outlook
FREE ARTICLEEuropean debt futures are likely to open higher, in line with overnight Treasuries. Poor employment data is expected out of the US this week and market players expect aggressive ECB and BOE rate cuts on Thursday. Meanwhile, UK Hometrack house price data f read this
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FX Update: Asian Summary
FREE ARTICLEThe USD traded on a firm footing in Asia on expectations of rate cuts in the euro zone, UK, Australia and New Zealand this week. Over the weekend, and following data today, the expectations for the size of the rate cuts by these central banks became more 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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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 da read this
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PREVIEW: UK Mortgage Lending Seen Down to GBP 1.75 Bln in Nov.
FREE ARTICLEUK mortgage lending and approvals are expected to continue to ease in October, according to the lastest lending data from the Bank of England (BOE), which will be released on Monday, December 1. The BOE's monthly report on lending to i read this
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FX Update- Sizable USD Buying Rumored
FREE ARTICLEThe dollar traded on a firmer footing in thin month end trade. An abbreviated U.S. session should ensure that most of the order flows go through ahead of the London close. There was heavy speculation of sizable dollar buying to go through, with a leading read this
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Preview: German Oct. Retail Sales Seen Up 0.5% m/m, -0.4% y/y
FREE ARTICLEGerman retail sales have generally been in decline in recent months, but the trend may stabilize in the run-up to the Christmas holidays. October retail sales in Europe's largest economy  read this
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FX Update: Euro Pares Gains
FREE ARTICLEEUR/USD maintained tight ranges close to 1.2900 in quiet European trade. An early move up towards 1.2960 ran out of steam as European interbank names bought back the dollar amid speculation of good month end buying interest. In holiday thin trade opti read this
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FX Update: Cable Consolidates Gains in Europe
FREE ARTICLEGBP maintained a supportive tone, with Cable moving back towards the 1.5450 region in to the European session, while EUR/GBP continued to consolidate below the 0.8400 handle. Sterling buying interest was noted on dips in Asia, which supported Cable in to read this
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Fixed Income: Gilts Follow Bunds Higher
FREE ARTICLEGilt futures are higher, in line with Bunds, while FTSE 100 opened marginally higher, up 0.2%. Overnight data showed UK GfK November consumer confidence index improving by one point to -35 (median -38) but household sentiments still remain depressed and c read this
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FX Update: European Outlook
FREE ARTICLEThis week's stock market bounce, which in all likelihood is a bear market rally, helped foster a calmer tone in FX markets this week, which looks likely to remain the case into next week. The US markets reopen, but to an abbreviated session and there read this
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Fixed Income: Bunds Climb in Morning
FREE ARTICLEBund futures are higher in early trade, ahead of today's inflation number, which are likely to show a sharp decline in the headline rate on the back of lower oil prices. Together with deteriorating sentiment data will add to pressures on the ECB to d read this
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Fixed Income: European Outlook
FREE ARTICLEEuropean debt futures are likely to open little changed with a negative bias, in line with overnight Treasuries. In Asia, stock markets were mixed. The UK has GfK consumer confidence released overnight, which showed a surprising improvement to -35 (median read this
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FX Update: Euro Weakens vs Dollar Post EZ Data
FREE ARTICLEEUR/USD lost upward momentum following good Eastern European selling above 1.2950, with the earlier buyer booking profits after eurozone economic confidence data fell sharply to 74.9 from 80.0 in October. Thin trading conditions have exacerbated moves read this
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Fixed Income: European Midday
FREE ARTICLEEuropean debt futures are higher, having pared earlier losses after very weak eurozone November economic confidence data. Meanwhile, stock markets are recording gains. Note that trade volumes are likely to be thinner than normal today, with US markets clo read this
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European Midday Update
FREE ARTICLEEuropean shares were higher on the back of surging financials and oil-related shares in low-volume trade due to the US Thanksgiving holiday. The FTSEurofirst 300 was up 2.2%. The FTSE 100 added 1.8%. The DAX gained 2.1%. The CAC advanced 1.8%. Economic read this
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Fixed Income: Bunds Drop After Strong M3 Data
FREE ARTICLEBund futures are lower after better than expected German unemployment and a surprisingly strong M3 number, which reflects an acceleration in M1 growth as banks continues to pump liquidity into the system. As of 9:19GMT the December 10-year Bund future read this
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CQG deploys global trading network
FREE ARTICLENovember 27th, 2008 - CQG announces new network of hosted direct market access gateways read this
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PREVIEW: EZ Oct M3 Seen at 8.1% vs 8.6% in Sept
FREE ARTICLEGrowth in Eurozone M3 money supply is expected to have fallen to 8.1% in October from 8.6% in September. Growth in loans to the private sector is also forecast lower at 8.0% following 8.5% the month prior. Like M3 itself, three-month moving average has read this
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FX Update: Gilts Head Lower
FREE ARTICLEGilt futures are lower in early trade, in line with Bunds. The domestic agenda is light today and trading is likely to be thinner than normal, with US market players on holiday. Data from Nationwide this morning showed house prices down 0.4% m/m in No read this
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Fixed Income: Bunds Regain Losses
FREE ARTICLEBund futures opened slightly lower, but quickly regained initial losses and are now little changed on the day, ahead of key confidence data that will likely support expectations for more rate cuts next week. As of 7:40GMT the December 10-year Bund fut read this
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FX Update: European Outlook
FREE ARTICLEThe US holiday and month-end will suppress trading conditions for the remainder of the week. The USD and JPY should remain on a relatively steady-to-firm footing, with trading impetus low and risk of a new 'bad news' development over the holiday read this
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In the Markets
FREE ARTICLE* UK Nov Nationwide house prices down 0.4% m/m after 1.4% drop * German Nov unemployment expected down 5K (median -8K), jobless rate at 7.5% * EZ Nov economic confidence seen down to 80.0 (median 78.3) from 80.4 * European calendar also has EZ Oc read this
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European Opening Comments
FREE ARTICLEUS shares closed higher ahead of today's Thanksgiving holiday with bargain hunters, carmaker bailouts and the protection of banks combining to buoy stocks. The Dow was up 2.9%. The S&P added 3.5%. The Nasdaq lead the way, moving 4.6%. GM surged o read this
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Looking Ahead: NY's Morning Headlines
FREE ARTICLEStocks Shake Off Weak Economic Data As NYSE Indexes Log 4th Straight Gain <a href="http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=MjA2OTAyNw== ">IBD</a> http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=MjA2OTAyNw== read this
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Fixed Income: European Outlook
FREE ARTICLEEuropean debt futures are likely to open largely flat with a negative bias, in line with overnight Treasuries. Overnight comments from ECB's Noyer continue to indicate further rate cuts, ahead of next week's meeting. In the UK, discount stor read this
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FX Update: Asian Summary
FREE ARTICLETrading in Asia was thin and lacking impetus with today's NY holiday blamed for the dull session as well as the approach of month end. Dollar bloc currencies such as AUD, NZD and CAD rallied early in the session as the Nikkei rallied over 2% in react read this
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Fixed Income Summary
FREE ARTICLEBoth stocks and bonds managed a similarly firm trajectory going into the long holiday weekend. This followed a fresh round of stimulus from China and Europe that appeared to overcome a rather weighty round of mostly weaker U.S. data. Bullish equity moment read this
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FX Summary
FREE ARTICLEDespite a batch of ugly U.S. economic data, the dollar, and the equity market posted gains on the holiday shortened N.Y. session. A dismal durables report, along with weak new home sales, a record low Chicago PMI report, and a sharp drop in consumption ul read this
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Crude Plunges After Data, Pares Gains to 1% at 51.20
FREE ARTICLECrude had even dipped below the 51 handle immediately following the data read this
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Preview: October New Home Sales
FREE ARTICLE October New Home Sales are expected to fall 4% to 445k annualized following a 2.7% increase to 464k annualized units in September Intense financial market deterioration in October is almost certain to have put further downward pressure on the already read this
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FX Update- Cable
FREE ARTICLECable recorded 1.5229 lows ahead of the U.S. releases and then recovered to 1.5300 after the slew of data came out on the weak side. Good size stop losses under 1.5225 remained intact as European interbank names worked buy orders ahead of this level. Cabl read this
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FX Update- USD Slips After Data
FREE ARTICLEThe dollar lost ground versus the yen following the mix of data, where the plunge in durables and consumer spending more than offset the dip in jobless claims. U.S. equity futures moved further into the red following the data releases, and it appears for read this
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S&P Futures Pares Losses to 1.8% at 840
FREE ARTICLES&P futures knee-jerked lower after the poor Durable Goods data but has now rallied from lows of 829.50 read this
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Revisions to September Durable Goods Data
FREE ARTICLESeptember New Orders revised down to $429.4 bln from $432 bln September Shipments revised down to $431.6 bln from $432.9 bln Unfilled Orders revised down to $828.2 bln from $829.5 bln Total inventories revised down to $558.5 bln vs. $558.7 bln read this
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PREVIEW: EZ Oct M3 Seen at 8.1% vs 8.6% in Sept
FREE ARTICLEGrowth in Eurozone M3 money supply is expected to have fallen to 8.1% in October from 8.6% in September. Growth in loans to the private sector is also forecast lower at 8.0% following 8.5% the month prior. Like M3 itself, three-month moving average has read this
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INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS 529K, CONTINUING CLAIMS 3.962MLN
FREE ARTICLEInitial Jobless Claims came in about as expected at 529k versus an upwardly revised 543k in the previous week (+1k). The 4wk moving average of Initial Claims was up 11k to 518k from the previous week's revised 507k and, as with last week's data read this
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OCTOBER DURABLE GOODS FALL 6.2%, EX-TRANSPORTS DOWN 4.4%
FREE ARTICLEOctober Durable goods orders cratered 6.2%, or $12.7bln, to $193bln following a 0.2% drop in September. The drop in Durable Goods Orders was the largest since October 2006, while the September data was subject to a downward revision from the previously re read this
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Preview: German Nov Flash CPI forecast at -0.3% m-o-m
FREE ARTICLEGerman November consumer prices are expected to fall 0.3% m-o-m compared to the 0.2% decline last month, according to analysts, but the m-o-m rates reported so far from all 6 states ranged from -0.5% to -0.6%. Experts see the annual rate of German inflati read this
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BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG NOV CPI -0.5% M-o-M, 1.6% Y-o-Y
FREE ARTICLEConsumer prices in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg fell 0.5% m-o-m in November after a 0.2% reading last month. The annual rate of consumer inflation eased to 1.6% -- its lowest level in 23 months –- and was well below to October's rea read this
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FX Update: NY Outlook
FREE ARTICLEThe dollar traded modestly higher overnight, as risk appetite ebbed once again on the back of softer global equities. Dealers will have to get through a slew of US economic releases before heading out to Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday, and things ki read this
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U.S. Opening Comments
FREE ARTICLEAsian Equity Markets were mixed with Japanese stocks under pressure from a Toyota Downgrade and Chinese Markets bid behind a 108bp rate cut. European Markets are under pressure on worse than expected German CPI, lower than expected U.K. GDP. EUR sold read this
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European Midday Report
FREE ARTICLEEuropean stock markets remained sharply lower, with energy companies some of the biggest losers after crude oil prices seven-percent tumble the night before in US markets. US NYMEX crude oil rose 38 cents to $51.15, but its seven-percent&A read this
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FX Update: European Midday
FREE ARTICLEThe dollar traded on a firmer footing in the European morning, with profit taking the main influence as equity markets came back under pressure. EUR/USD experienced selling pressure above 1.3000 and Cable also struggled to sustain a move above 1.5400 desp read this
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Deutsche Börse offers standardized key indicators for risk measurement
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