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Stocks Drift Lower Wednesday
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Obama Calls For N-Arms Reduction, Defends Surveillance
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FOMC Decision Looms
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The Swiss Stock Market Climbed Ahead Of Fed Decision
The Swiss stock market ended Wednesday's session in positive territory, while the majority of the European markets finished ....
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The Swiss Stock Market Pulled Back Ahead Of Fed Decision
The Swiss stock market ended Tuesday's session with a modest decline. Investors were cautious ahead of the announcement from ....
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The Swiss Stock Market Climbed Back Above 7,700 On Monday
The Swiss stock market finished Monday's session firmly to the upside, following the nearly 2 percent decline of the previous ....

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Alaska Sen. Murkowski Announces Support For Same-Sex Marriage
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Ak., announced her support for same-sex marriage on Wednesday, becoming the third Republican ....
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Obama Defends U.S. Intelligence Methods On Berlin Visit
While on a visit to Berlin, President Barack Obama defended controversial U.S. intelligence methods recently made public, ....
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CBO Finds Senate Immigration Bill Would Reduce Budget Deficit
Providing a potential boost to comprehensive immigration reform, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated ....
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U.S. Consumer Prices Show Modest Increase In May
After reporting decreases in consumer prices in each of the two previous months, the Labor Department released a report on ....
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U.S. Housing Starts Rise Much Less Than Expected In May
New residential construction in the U.S. showed a significant rebound in the month of May, according to a report released by ....
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U.S. Housing Market Index Jumps Much More Than Expected In June
Homebuilder confidence in the U.S. jumped much more than expected in the month of June, according to a report released by the ....
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Japan Has Y993.9 Billion Deficit In May
Japan saw a merchandise trade deficit of 993.916 billion yen in May, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. That beat ....
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India's May Exports Dip By 1% Y-o-Y
India's exports during May 2013 were $24.51 billion, lower by one percent than the $24.78 billion in May 2012, while imports ....
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Australia Leading Index Rises In April - Conf. Bd.
The Conference Board's Leading Index for Australia rose in May by 0.3 percent, the Board reported Wednesday. The Board's ....
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Negative Reaction To Fed Leads To Sell-Off On Wall Street - U.S. Commentary
After moving mostly higher over the course of the two previous sessions, stocks pulled back sharply during trading on ....
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Modest Weakness Remains Visible On Wall Street As Fed Looms - U.S. Commentary
While selling pressure has remained subdued, stocks continue to see modest weakness in mid-day trading on Wednesday. The ....
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Stocks Seeing Modest Weakness In Early Trading - U.S. Commentary
Stocks have moved modestly lower in early trading on Wednesday, giving back some ground after closing higher in the two ....

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EURUSD1-061913.jpg Dollar Little Changed As Fed Decision Approaches
The dollar is little changed on Wednesday, as the 2-day FOMC meeting nears its conclusion later this afternoon. The U.S. currency is basically flat against the Euro, but is slightly lower against both the pound sterling and the Japanese Yen. Investors are eagerly anticipating Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's press conference this afternoon. ....
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Japan posted a merchandise trade deficit of 993.916 billion yen in May, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday - slipping into the red for the 10th consecutive month. The headline figure beat forecasts for a shortfall of 1.22 trillion yen following the downwardly revised deficit of 881.9 billion yen (originally 879.9 trillion yen) in ....
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The minutes of the latest monetary policy meeting of the Bank of England is due on Wednesday, headlining a light day for the European economic news. At 3.00 am ET, the National Institute of Economic Research is set to release Sweden's economic tendency survey data. The index is seen rising to 92.8 in June from 91.9 in May. Half an hour later, ....
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Poland's Industrial Output Falls In May
Poland's industrial production declined 1.8 percent in May from the previous year, data from the Central Statistical Office ....
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UK House Price Index Rises 1.2% In June - Rightmove
The average asking price for a house in the United Kingdom was up 1.2 percent on month in June, property tracking website ....
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BoE Split 6-3 On QE
At the final meeting of Mervyn King as governor, six members of Bank of England overturned his call for additional stimulus, ....
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Asian Markets Pare Early Gains
Asian stock markets are mostly trading lower on Wednesday, despite opening on a firm note on the back of a ....
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Japanese Market Up Sharply On Trade Data, Weaker Yen
The Japanese stock market is trading sharply higher on Wednesday with investors going on a buying spree, ....
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Australian Market Trades Higher On Wall Street Lead
The Australian stock market is trading higher on Wednesday with investors indulging in some brisk buying in ....

Economic Calendar

DateTime Economic Indicator PeriodActualForecastPreviousCountry 
6/19/1300:00 Trade BalanceAPR€ -1.64 B € 0.63 BSpain News 
6/19/1300:00 ExportsAPR€ 20.40 B € 20.29 BSpain  
6/19/1300:00 ImportsAPR€ 22.04 B € 19.65 BSpain  
6/19/1300:00 Consumer Confidence IndexJUN   41.65 Argentina  
6/19/1300:00 Monetary Policy Meeting-  -Eurozone  
6/19/1300:00 Current Account Balance - BoPMAY$ 75 M $ 274 MPhilippines  
6/19/1303:00 Consumer Confidence IndexJUN 4.3 3 3.6 Sweden News 
6/19/1303:30 Unemployment RateMAY 7.9 %  8.4 %Sweden News 
6/19/1304:00 Current Account Balance - BoPQ1ZAR -190.9 B ZAR -212.6 BSouth Africa News 
6/19/1304:00 Financial Account Balance - BoPQ1ZAR 55.5 B ZAR 48.8 BSouth Africa  
6/19/1304:00 CPI (M-o-M)MAY -0.3 % -0.4 % 0.4 %South Africa  
6/19/1304:00 CPI (Y-o-Y)MAY 5.6 % 5.4 % 5.9 %South Africa News 
6/19/1304:00 CB Coincidence IndexAPR 0.2 %  -0.2 (R) %France  
6/19/1304:00 CB Leading IndexAPR -0.5 %  0.4 (R) %France  
6/19/1304:30 Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes-  -UK News 
6/19/1305:00 CPI (M-o-M)MAY 0.3 % 0.1 % 0.1 %Malaysia  
6/19/1305:00 CPI (Y-o-Y)MAY 1.8 % 1.75 % 1.7 %Malaysia News 
6/19/1305:00 Construction Orders (M-o-M)APR 2.0 %  -1.8 (R) %Eurozone  
6/19/1305:00 Construction Orders (Y-o-Y)APR -6.6 %  -7.3 (R) %Eurozone News 
6/19/1305:00 ZEW Survey (Expectations)JUN 2.2   2.2 Switzerland News 
6/19/1306:00 PPI (M-o-M)MAY -0.2 %  0.5 %Portugal  
6/19/1306:00 PPI (Y-o-Y)MAY 0.8 %  -0.4 %Portugal News 
6/19/1307:00 MBA Mortgage ApplicationsJUN 11 -3.3 %  5.0 %United States  
6/19/1308:00 Industrial Production (M-o-M)MAY -0.7 %  -2.3 %Poland News 
6/19/1308:00 Industrial Production (Y-o-Y)MAY -1.8 %  2.7 %Poland  
6/19/1308:00 Manufacturing Production (M-o-M)MAY 0.6 %  -1.3 %Poland  
6/19/1308:00 Manufacturing Production (Y-o-Y)MAY -2.0 %  2.9 %Poland  
6/19/1308:00 PPI (M-o-M)MAY 0.1 %  -0.6 %Poland  
6/19/1308:00 PPI (Y-o-Y)MAY -2.5 %  -2.0 %Poland News 
6/19/1308:30 Wholesale Sales (M-o-M)APR 0.2 % 0.1 % 0.07 (R) %Canada  
6/19/1308:30 Wholesale Sales (Y-o-Y)APR -1.2 %  0.74 (R) %Canada  
6/19/1309:00 Consumer Confidence IndexJUN -18 -17.5 -19 Belgium News 
6/19/1310:00 FOMC Meeting-  -United States  
6/19/1310:30 EIA Crude Oil Inventory (Barrels)JUN 14 394.1 M  393.8 MUnited States  
6/19/1313:00 EIA Crude Oil PriceJUN 14$ 96.31  $ 94.26 United States  
6/19/1314:00 Interest Rate Decision- 0 - 0.25 % 0.25 % 0 - 0.25 %United States  
6/19/1315:00 ExportsMAY$ 8.43 B $ 7.57 BArgentina  
6/19/1315:00 ImportsMAY$ 7.09 B $ 6.41 BArgentina  
6/19/1315:00 Trade BalanceMAY$ 1.34 B $ 1.15 BArgentina  
6/19/1318:45 GDP (Q-o-Q)Q1  0.53 % 1.5 %New Zealand  
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