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SLIDE SHOW: Pittsburgh Plays Host To Third G-20 Summit World leaders met at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, where they promised to maintain economic stimulus agreed to in London in April.

  U.S. Market Commentary
Natural Gas Prices Extend Two-Month Low
The price of natural gas continued to tumble on Friday and reached a two-month low. Prices have been trending lower for about ....
Stocks Finish Modestly Higher Despite Weak Jobs Report - U.S. Commentary
Stocks saw only slim moves to close out the week on Friday, as subdued reaction to monthly employment figures kept the major ....
Stocks Little Changed In Mid-Afternoon Trading - U.S. Commentary
Stocks remain grounded near the unchanged mark in mid-afternoon trading on Friday after recovering from their initial ....
  European Market Commentary
European Markets Rise, Led By Banks, Miners - European Commentary
The European markets rose for the third day on Friday, as a rally among banking and mining stocks overshadowed a report ....
European Markets Rise On Strong Earnings, U.S. Data - European Commentary
The European markets rose for the second day on Thursday, as BNP Paribas and Delhaize Group reported better-than-estimated ....
European Stocks May Retreat On Profit Taking
The European markets are likely to open lower on Thursday due to profit taking following sharp gains in the previous session. ....
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Demand Worries Drag Crude Oil Down More Than $2
Crude oil dropped on Friday morning as discouraging jobs data raised energy demand concerns. Prices are down for a second straight day to pull further below $80. Light sweet crude for December moved to $77.43, down $2.19 on the session. Prices hit as low as $76.71 after earlier reaching as high as $80.34. Prices finished a choppy week up 44 ....
Gold Closes Higher After Touching Above $1,100
Gold prices broke past the $1,100 per ounce mark for the first time on Friday as a dismal jobs report led traders to the safety investment. December-stamped gold rose to $1,095.70, up $6.40 on the session. Prices reached as high as $1,101.90 earlier in the session. The unemployment rate jumped to a 26-year-high of 10.2 percent in October ....
Dollar Drops Versus Yen As Unemployment Jumps To 10.2%
The dollar tumbled versus the yen on Friday as renewed pessimism about the global economy in the wake of a troubling report on the US jobs situation fueled a move from riskier currencies to the safe haven yen. Unemployment soared above the psychologically important 10%, a sign that this summer's economic growth has yet to translate into a stable ....
  European Economic News

Macedonia's Jan.-Sept. Trade Deficit At US$1.61 Bln
Macedonia's trade deficit stood at US$1.61 billion in the January to September period, the State Statistical Office said in a ....

German Factory Orders Continue To Rise In September
German factory orders rose for a seventh month in September due to an increase in foreign orders, data released by the ....

UK Input Prices Rise For First Time Since February
British input prices unexpectedly increased in October for the first time since February pointing towards possible ....

  U.S. Treasury Market Updates
Treasuries Close Higher After Weak Employment Report
Treasuries Advance Following Disappointing Employment Data
Treasuries Drift Higher Ahead Of Monthly Employment Data
 
Market Ends Week Strong, Dow Holds Onto 10,000
11/06/09 05:23
Wall Street Moves Higher Despite Jobless Data
11/06/09 01:57
Stocks In Green Despite Disappointing Data
11/06/09 11:13
 

  Market Sensitive Global News

Over 25 NATO, Afghan Troops Injured In Search For Missing U.S. Soldiers

Police: Gunman In Orlando Office Shooting Spree Arrested

Reports: Two Killed, Six Injured In Orlando Office Shooting

Three NATO Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan

  Currency Alerts

US Dollar Climbs To 1-month High Against Mexican Peso

Dollar Plunges To New Multi-day Low Versus South African Rand

Canadian Dollar Falls Sharply Against Majors

Loonie Slides To Fresh Multi-year Low Versus Aussie

Greenback Slides To 11-day Low Versus Turkish Lira

  Political News

Obama Extends Unemployment Benefits, Expands Homebuyer Credits
Facing the nation's highest unemployment rate in decades, President Barack Obama Friday sought to reassure Americans that his ....

Weiner Withdraws Single Payer Amendment To Health Care Reform Bill
Representative Anthony Weiner, D-NY, announced Friday that he has decided to withdraw his single payer amendment to the House ....

House Democrats May Push Back Vote On Health Care Reform
House Democrats acknowledged Friday that they don't have the 218 votes needed to pass health care legislation, and that, as a ....

  North American Economic News

Treasury Economist: Unemployment Numbers Disappointing But Not Unexpected
Obama Administration officials sought Friday to highlight hopeful economic signs in the face of unemployment figures showing ....

Consumer Credit Fell By $14.8 Bln In September
Consumer credit fell for the eighth straight month in September, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve on ....

Wholesale Inventories Fall Slightly Less Than Expected In September
Friday morning, the Commerce Department released its report on wholesale inventories in the month of September, showing that ....

  Asian Economic News

India Forex Reserves Decrease
India's foreign exchange reserves decreased to US$284.391 billion as on October 30 from US$285.520 billion as on October 23, ....

India Forex Reserves Decrease
India's foreign exchange reserves decreased to US$284.391 billion as on October 30 from US$285.520 billion as on October 23, ....

Malaysia International Reserves Increase
Malaysia International reserves increased to US$96 Billion as on October 30 from US$95.9 billion as on October 15, the ....

   Asian Market Commentary

Asian Markets Trade Higher On Wall Street Cues, Recovery Hopes
Stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region are trading firm on Friday with the overnight rally on Wall ....

South Korean Market Trades Firm; Techs, Bank Stocks Move Up
The South Korean stock market is trading firm on Friday with the overnight rally on Wall Street on the back of ....

Japanese Stock Market Trades Higher
The Japanese stock market opened on a bright note on Friday with the positive close on Wall Street overnight ....

Economic Calendar

DateTime Economic Indicator PeriodActualForecastPreviousCountry 
11/7/0908:30 Change in Manufacturing PayrollsOCT  -43 K -51 KUnited States   audioimage
11/8/0900:00 Official Foreign ReservesOCT -$ 1052.6 BJapan   audioimage
11/8/0919:30 Value of Loans (M-o-M) SEP - -1.7 %Australia   audioimage
11/8/0919:30 Investment LendingSEP - 7.6 %Australia   audioimage
11/8/0919:30 Home LoansSEP  3 -0.6 % Australia   audioimage
11/8/0919:30 ANZ Job Advertisements (M-o-M)OCT - 4.4 %Australia   audioimage
11/9/0900:00 Official Foreign ReservesOCT -$ 43.0 BAustralia   audioimage
11/9/0900:00 Official Foreign ReservesOCT -$ 221.62 BBrazil   audioimage
11/9/0902:00 Trade BalanceSEP € 11.2 B€ 8.1 BGermany   audioimage
11/9/0902:00 ExportsSEP -€ 67 BGermany   audioimage
11/9/0902:00 ImportsSEP -€ 56.4 BGermany   audioimage
11/9/0902:00 Current Account Balance - BoPSEP -€ 4.6 BGermany   audioimage
11/9/0902:00 Trade BalanceSEP -€ -75 MFinland   audioimage
11/9/0902:00 ExportsAUG -€ 3.15 BFinland   audioimage
11/9/0902:00 ImportsSEP -€ 3.23 BFinland   audioimage
11/9/0902:45 Business Confidence IndicatorOCT  93 92 France   audioimage
11/9/0903:00 CPI (M-o-M)OCT  -0.1 % -0.4 % Czech Republic   audioimage
11/9/0903:00 CPI (Y-o-Y)OCT  -0.1 % 0.0 % Czech Republic   audioimage
11/9/0903:00 Industrial Production (M-o-M)SEP - 4.93 %Slovakia   audioimage
11/9/0903:00 Industrial Production (Y-o-Y)SEP - -5.7 %Slovakia   audioimage
11/9/0903:00 Unemployment RateOCT  8.6 % 8.6 % Czech Republic   audioimage
11/9/0903:30 Trade BalanceSEP -DKK 3.3 BDenmark   audioimage
11/9/0903:30 ExportsSEP -DKK 41.2 BDenmark   audioimage
11/9/0903:30 ImportsSEP -DKK 37.9 BDenmark   audioimage
11/9/0903:30 Current Account Balance - BoPSEP -DKK 5 BDenmark   audioimage
11/9/0904:30 Trade BalanceSEP -€ -163.6 BSlovenia   audioimage
11/9/0904:30 ExportsSEP -€ 1.05 BSlovenia   audioimage
11/9/0904:30 ImportsSEP -€ 1.22 BSlovenia   audioimage
11/9/0904:30 Sentix Investor ConfidenceNOV  11.5 -12.8 Eurozone   audioimage
11/9/0905:00 CPI (M-o-M)OCT - 1.9 %Greece   audioimage
11/9/0905:00 CPI (Y-o-Y)OCT - 0.7 %Greece   audioimage
11/9/0905:00 CPI - EU Harmonised (M-o-M)OCT - 1.9 %Greece   audioimage
11/9/0905:00 CPI - EU Harmonised (Y-o-Y)OCT - 0.7 %Greece   audioimage
11/9/0905:00 CPI - EU Harmonised (Y-o-Y)OCT - -1.2 %Cyprus   audioimage
11/9/0905:00 Trade BalanceSEP -€ -373.00 BCyprus   audioimage
11/9/0905:00 ImportsSEP -€ 435.22 MCyprus   audioimage
11/9/0905:00 ExportsSEP 23 -€ 62.22 MCyprus   audioimage
11/9/0905:00 Official Foreign ReservesOCT -$ 226.9 BHong Kong   audioimage
11/9/0905:00 Industrial Production (Y-o-Y)SEP - -8.8 %Greece   audioimage
11/9/0906:00 Industrial Production (M-o-M)SEP  1.2 % 1.7 % Germany   audioimage
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