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  U.S. Market Commentary
Bay Street Stocks Slip Slightly Again - Canadian Commentary
Canadian stocks fell for a second straight session on Friday as commodity-linked sectors saw mild weakness. The S&P/TSX....
Stocks Close Mostly Lower Amid Disappointing Quarterly Results - U.S. Commentary
Stocks moved mostly lower on Friday, as a lack of significant economic catalysts gave traders the further opportunity to cash....
Stocks Remain Stuck In The Red In Mid-Afternoon Trading - U.S Commentary
While selling pressure has waned from earlier in the session, stocks remain mostly negative in mid-afternoon trading on....
  European Market Commentary
European Markets Fall, Led By Banks, Oils - European Commentary
The European markets fell for the fourth day on Friday, as banking stocks declined after the European Central Bank said it....
Euro Drops Versus Major Rivals As Stocks Fall
The euro saw weakness versus major rivals on Friday in New York as weaker global stocks dragged down risk appeal. Traders....
European Stocks May Rebound
After a sharp drop in the previous session, the European markets may open on a positive note Friday morning, with....
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Oil Drops Below $77 On Stronger Dollar, Demand Worries
Crude oil continued to decline on Friday on demand concerns and finished below $77 per barrel. Light sweet crude for December dropped to $76.72, down 74 cents on the session. Prices hit as low as $76.20 after briefly challenging $78. For the week, oil finished up 37 cents. Crude finished last Friday's session at a monthly low. The....
Gold Prices Finish Slightly Higher
Gold turned modestly higher on Friday, gaining for a sixth straight session, as the U.S. dollar gave back some gains versus the euro. December gold rose to $1,146.80, up $4.90 on the session. The metal hit as low as $1,132.50 in the early going, but later reached as high as $1,150.80. The dollar rose to a 16-day high near 1.4800 against....
Euro Drops Versus Major Rivals As Stocks Fall
The euro saw weakness versus major rivals on Friday in New York as weaker global stocks dragged down risk appeal. Traders also muled over comments from European Central Bank members. ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet reiterated Friday that it is too early to declare that the global crisis is over and the current non-standard monetary policy....
  European Economic News

ECB Amends Rating Requirements For ABS To Be Eligible As Collateral
Friday, the European Central Bank's Governing Council decided to amend the rating requirements for asset-backed securities to ....

German FinMin: Crisis Not Over
Friday, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said it would be premature to say that the economy has overcome the ....

Belgium Nov. Consumer Confidence Improves
Friday, he National Bank of Belgium said in a report that the consumer confidence indicator stood at minus 10 in November, up ....

  U.S. Treasury Market Updates
Treasuries Remain Flat Amid Lack Of Market Drivers
Treasuries Showing A Lack Of Conviction Amid Light Day On Economic Front
Treasuries Hold Onto Modest Gains After Auction Announcements
 
Markets End Week In Red
11/20/09 04:51
Partisan Debate Precedes Health Reform Vote
11/20/09 03:23
Wall Street Extends Losses
11/20/09 02:13
 

  Market Sensitive Global News

Ringleader In Sears Tower Terror Plot Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison

World Powers Disappointed Over Iran's Failure To Accept UN-Proposed Nuclear Deal

South Korea Not To Renegotiate FTA With America

OECD: Moderate Global Economic Recovery Underway

  Currency Alerts

Dollar Trades Near 2-week High Against South African Rand

Greenback Spikes Up To 16-day High Against Turkish Lira

US Dollar Climbs To 2 1/2 -month High Versus Israeli Shekel

US Dollar Eases From Early Highs Versus European Majors

British Pound Tumbles Further Against Majors

  Political News

Christian Leaders Unveil "Call To Faith" On Life, Marriage, Religious Freedom
A group of Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christians Friday released a new manifesto on the sanctity of life, traditional ....

Senate Ethics Committee Admonishes Burris But Finds No Legal Wrongdoing
The Senate Ethics Committee sent a letter to Senator Roland Burris, D-Ill., on Friday, admonishing him for "actions and ....

Senate Democrats Fault GOP For Failing To Advance Alternative Health Reforms
In advance of a crucial vote Saturday, leading Senate Democrats criticized their Republican opponents for seeking to stop ....

  North American Economic News

Fed's Fisher: "Too-Big-To-Fail" Must Be Addressed
Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher said Thursday that full global financial stability would not be achieved ....

Philly Fed Index Shows Much Bigger Than Expected Increase In November
Activity in the mid-Atlantic region's manufacturing sector is picking up in November, according to a report released by the ....

Leading Indicators Index Increases For Seventh Straight Month In October
While the Conference Board released a report on Thursday showing a continued increase in its leading economic indicators ....

  Asian Economic News

Thai Exports Decline At Slower Pace In October
Thailand's exports dropped 3% year-on-year to US$14.8 billion in October, compared to the 8.5% fall in the previous month, a....

Malaysia's Economic Contraction Slows In Q3
Malaysia's economic contraction eased in the third quarter, in line with the global economic recovery, suggesting that the....

Rangarajan Expects Indian Economy To Pick Up
Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council C. Rangarajan said the Indian economy was expected to pick up next....

   Asian Market Commentary

Asian Markets End In Negative Territory On Economic Concerns
The markets across Asia ended in negative territory on Friday, taking cues from Wall Street where the major ....

Short-covering Lifts Indian Market
After struggling in negative territory till mid-session, the Indian market reversed its direction to close ....

Japanese Stock Market Ends In Negative Territory; Tech Stocks Slip
The stock market in Japan ended in negative territory on Friday, dragged down by technology stocks after Dell ....

Economic Calendar

DateTime Economic Indicator PeriodActualForecastPreviousCountry 
11/20/0900:00 Official Foreign ReservesNOV 13$ 286.38 B-$ 281.86 BIndia   audioimage
11/20/0901:00 Wholesale Sales (Q-o-Q)Q3 6.1 %- 7.7 %Singapore   audioimage
11/20/0901:00 Wholesale Sales (Y-o-Y)Q3 -23.3 %- -28.3 %Singapore News  audioimage
11/20/0902:00 PPI (M-o-M)OCT 0.0% 0.1 % -0.5 % Germany   audioimage
11/20/0902:00 PPI (Y-o-Y)OCT -7.6% -7.5 % -7.6 % Germany News  audioimage
11/20/0902:00 Convenience Store Sales (Y-o-Y)OCT -5.5 %- -5.6 %Japan   audioimage
11/20/0903:30 Consumer Confidence IndexNOV -14 - -19 Netherland News  audioimage
11/20/0903:30 CPI (Y-o-Y)OCT 2.2% 1.5 % 0.5 % Hong Kong News  audioimage
11/20/0903:30 Consumer SentimentNOV -2.4 - -0.9 Denmark News  audioimage
11/20/0904:00 Industrial Sales (M-o-M)SEP 2.3 %- -1.3 (R) %Italy   audioimage
11/20/0904:00 Industrial Orders (M-o-M)SEP 5.2% 5% -8.6 % Italy   audioimage
11/20/0904:30 Consumer Confidence IndexNOV 2 - -10 Slovenia News  audioimage
11/20/0905:00 PPI (M-o-M)OCT -0.4 % - -0.3 % Portugal   audioimage
11/20/0905:00 PPI (Y-o-Y)OCT -4.2 % - -5.2 % Portugal News  audioimage
11/20/0908:00 Core CPI (M-o-M)OCT 0.2% - 0.2 % Poland   audioimage
11/20/0908:00 Core CPI (Y-o-Y)OCT 2.9% 2.8 % 2.9 % Poland News  audioimage
11/20/0909:00 Consumer Confidence IndexNOV -10 - -12 Belgium News  audioimage
11/22/0916:45 Visitor ArrivalsOCT - 3.8 %New Zealand   audioimage
11/22/0919:30 New Motor Vehicle Sales (M-o-M)OCT - 2.9 %Australia   audioimage
11/22/0919:30 New Motor Vehicle Sales (Y-o-Y)OCT - -2.0 %Australia   audioimage
11/23/0900:00 Supermarket Sales (Y-o-Y)OCT - -2.4 %Japan   audioimage
11/23/0901:00 CPI (M-o-M)OCT - -0.1 %Singapore   audioimage
11/23/0901:00 CPI (Y-o-Y)OCT  -0.5 % -0.4 % Singapore   audioimage
11/23/0903:00 Retail Sales (M-o-M)SEP - -0.7 %Hungary   audioimage
11/23/0903:00 Retail Sales (Y-o-Y)SEP  -6.6 % -7.2 % Hungary   audioimage
11/23/0903:00 M3 Money Supply (Y-o-Y)OCT - 7.8 %Switzerland   audioimage
11/23/0903:00 PMI ManufacturingNOV P  55.1 55.6 France   audioimage
11/23/0903:00 PMI ServicesNOV P  57.3 57.7 France   audioimage
11/23/0903:30 PMI ManufacturingNOV P  51.5 51.0 Germany   audioimage
11/23/0903:30 PMI ServicesNOV P  51.2 50.7 Germany   audioimage
11/23/0904:00 PMI ManufacturingNOV P  51.4 50.7 Eurozone   audioimage
11/23/0904:00 PMI ServicesNOV P  52.7 52.6 Eurozone   audioimage
11/23/0904:00 PMI CompositeNOV P  53.3 53.0 Eurozone   audioimage
11/23/0904:00 Wage Cost Index (Y-o-Y)OCT - 1.9 %Iceland   audioimage
11/23/0907:00 Interest Rate Decision-  6.5 % 7.0 % Hungary   audioimage
11/23/0908:30 Retail Sales (M-o-M)SEP - 0.8 %Canada   audioimage
11/23/0908:30 Retail Sales - Ex. Auto (M-o-M)SEP - 0.5 %Canada   audioimage
11/23/0910:00 Existing Home Sales - SalesOCT  5.65 M 5.57 M United States   audioimage
11/23/0910:00 Existing Home Sales - InventoriesOCT - 3.63 MUnited States   audioimage
11/23/0910:00 Existing Home Sales - PriceOCT -$ 174.9 KUnited States   audioimage
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