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Deluge Of Data On Tap Tuesday
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  European Market Commentary
European Markets Mixed Amid Greece Worries
The European markets are trading mixed on Wednesday, amid concerns surrounding Greece, as political parties could not agree ....
UK Market Moderately Lower
The UK market is moderately lower in afternoon trading Wednesday, as Greece continued to weigh on investor sentiment. ....
French Market Turns Positive
The French market moved into positive territory in afternoon trading Wednesday, even as Greece continued to weigh on investor ....

  Market Sensitive Global News

EU Clears Angolan LNG Joint Venture By BP, Chevron, Eni, Sonangol And Total

NATO Invites Pakistan To Chicago Summit

Greece Heading For Another Election As Coalition Talks Fail

UN Experts Urge EU To Introduce Global Financial Tax To Offset Costs Of Crisis

  Political News

Turkey Stridently Supports Macedonia's NATO Bid Ahead Of Summit
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said Macedonia's NATO membership will greatly contribute to regional stability ....

Boehner Remarks Set The Stage For Another Debt Limit Battle
Signaling that Washington could be faced with another bruising battle over raising the debt ceiling, House Speaker John ....

George W. Bush Backs Romney; Paul Endorsement 'Unlikely'
"I'm for Mitt Romney," former President George W. Bush said Tuesday after a speech in the nation's capital. The statement, a ....

  North American Economic News

U.S. Industrial Production Rises 1.1% Amid Jump In Utilities Output
With utilities output showing a substantial increase in the month of April, the Federal Reserve released a report Wednesday ....

U.S. Industrial Production Jumps More Than Expected In April
With utilities output showing a substantial increase in the month of April, the Federal Reserve released a report Wednesday ....

U.S. Housing Starts Exceed Economist Estimates In April
Housing starts in the U.S. came in well above estimates in the month of April, according to a report released by the Commerce ....

  Asian Economic News

Indonesia's GDP Growth Likely To Accelerate In 2013: FinMin
Indonesia's economic growth is set to accelerate to 6.8 percent to 7.2 percent range next year, despite global uncertainties, ....

Japan Tertiary Industry Index Falls 0.6%
An index measuring tertiary industry activity was down a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent on month in March, the Ministry of ....

Japan March Core Machine Orders -2.8%
Core machine orders in Japan were down a seasonally adjusted 2.8 percent on month in March, the Cabinet Office said on ....

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  Currency Alerts

US Dollar Ticks Up Amid Fed's April Industrial Production Report

Dollar Steady Ahead Of U.S. Industrial Production Report

Dollar Steady After U.S. Housing Starts Report

Dollar Mixed Ahead Of U.S. Housing Starts Report

Pound Slides After Bank Of England Inflation Report

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After Florida Setback, Defiant Gingrich Vows Fight To the Bitter End After Florida Setback, Defiant Gingrich Vows Fight To the Bitter End  Following a final, grueling push to secure every possible vote, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was easily beaten by rival Mitt Romney in Florida's GOP primary. However, the tenacious conservative leader vowed to return to the Sunshine State in August as the nominee for the Republican National Convention.

  U.S. Market Commentary
Stocks Regaining Ground Following Recent Weakness - U.S. Commentary
After trending lower in recent sessions, stocks are moving notably higher in early trading on Wednesday. The major averages ....
Bargain Hunting May Lead To Early Strength On Wall Street - U.S. Commentary
Stocks may move back to the upside in early trading on Wednesday after trending lower in recent sessions. The major index ....
Stocks Close Lower As Greece Faces New Elections - U.S. Commentary
After showing a lack of direction for much of the session, stocks came under pressure in the latter part of the trading day ....

Top Stories
Japan-machinery-orders-04072011-1.jpg Japan Core Machine Orders Fall 2.8% In March
Core machine orders in Japan contracted a seasonally adjusted 2.8 percent on month in March to a value of 746.3 billion yen, the Cabinet Office said on Tuesday - falling for the first time in three months. The headline figure beat forecasts for a contraction of 3.5 percent following the downwardly revised 2.8 percent increase in February and the ....
EURUSD2-051512.jpg Dollar Extends Rally Versus The Euro
The dollar has continued to gain ground against the Euro on Tuesday and is also up versus the pound sterling. Investors had largely anticipated that a new round of elections would need to take place in Greece, however the news sparked concerns over Italy and Spain. Rating agency Moody's Investors Service downgraded 26 Italian banks on Monday. Gross ....
RBA-101910.jpg RBA Minutes: Australia's Growth Below Trend
Members of the Reserve Bank of Australia's monetary policy board said that the Australia economy is continuing to grow slightly below the expected trend, minutes from the bank's May 1 meeting revealed on Tuesday. The current boom from the mining sector continues to gain momentum, the minutes said - but overall, the financial environment remains ....
  European Economic News

German 10-year Bund Yield Falls On Safe-haven Demand
Germany's ten-year borrowing costs declined at an auction on Wednesday as investors demanded more safe-haven debt. The ....

France Borrowing Costs Decline After Hollande Takes Charge
France saw its borrowing costs fall on Wednesday in the first debt auction after President Francois Hollande's inauguration ....

Bank Of England Sees Subdued Growth, Higher Inflation Near-term
U.K. economic growth is set to remain subdued, while inflation is judged to be somewhat higher than expected three months ....

  U.S. Treasury Market Updates
Treasuries Close Modestly Higher Amid Focus On Greece
Treasuries Move Notably Higher On Overseas Worries

   Asian Market Commentary

Indian Shares Join Global Sell-off
Indian shares tumbled on Wednesday, weighed down by capital outflow worries after the rupee tumbled to hit a ....

Asian Stocks Tumble On Greece Woes
Stocks fell sharply across Asia on Wednesday, as news that Greece will hold a second election in June ....

Indian Shares Tumble On Global Cues
Indian shares fell sharply on Wednesday, mirroring weak Asian cues as Greece coalition talks failed and data ....

Economic Calendar

DateTime Economic Indicator PeriodActualForecastPreviousCountry 
5/16/1200:00 Current Account Balance - BoPQ1€ -0.54 B € -0.67 BRomania  
5/16/1200:00 Capital Account Balance - BoPMAR€ 3.3 M € 9.6 MSlovenia  
5/16/1200:00 Current Account Balance - BoPMAR€ 81.8 M € -132.7 MSlovenia  
5/16/1200:00 Financial Account Balance - BoPMAR€ -136.3 M € 180.7 MSlovenia  
5/16/1203:00 Consumer Confidence IndexAPR 91.1 94 93.9 Turkey News 
5/16/1203:00 CPI - EU Harmonised (M-o-M)APR 0.2 %  0.3 %Slovakia  
5/16/1203:00 CPI - EU Harmonised (Y-o-Y)APR 3.7 %  3.9 %Slovakia News 
5/16/1203:15 CPI - EU Harmonised (M-o-M)APR 0.0 %  0.9 %Switzerland  
5/16/1203:15 CPI - EU Harmonised (Y-o-Y)APR -1.1 %  -1.0 %Switzerland  
5/16/1204:00 CPI (M-o-M)APR 0.4 %  1.1 %Austria  
5/16/1204:00 CPI (Y-o-Y)APR 2.3 %  2.4 %Austria News 
5/16/1204:00 CPI - EU Harmonised (M-o-M)APR 0.3 %  1.2 %Austria  
5/16/1204:00 CPI - EU Harmonised (Y-o-Y)APR 2.3 %  2.7 %Austria  
5/16/1204:00 Trade BalanceMAR€ 718 M€ -0.5 M€ -440 (R) MItaly News 
5/16/1204:00 ExportsMAR€ 32.37 B € 31.83 (R) BItaly  
5/16/1204:00 ImportsMAR€ 31.65 B € 32.27 (R) BItaly  
5/16/1204:00 Trade Balance EUMAR€ 979 M € 644 (R) MItaly  
5/16/1204:00 Capital Account Balance - BoPMARCZK 0.29 B CZK 0.06 BCzech Republic  
5/16/1204:00 Current Account Balance - BoPMARCZK 13.63 BCZK 14 BCZK 18.33 BCzech Republic  
5/16/1204:00 Financial Account Balance - BoPMARCZK -26.21 B CZK 7.91 BCzech Republic  
5/16/1204:30 ILO Unemployment RateMAR 8.2 % 8.38 % 8.3 %UK  
5/16/1204:30 Avg Earnings ex bonus (3M-o-Y)MAR 1.6 % 1.3 % 1.6 %UK  
5/16/1204:30 Avg Earnings Inc bonus (3M-o-Y)MAR 0.6 % 1.1 % 1.1 %UK  
5/16/1204:30 Claimant Count RateMAR 4.9 % 5 % 4.9 %UK News 
5/16/1204:30 Jobless Claims ChangeMAR -13.7 K 5 K 3.6 KUK News 
5/16/1205:00 ZEW Survey (Expectations)MAY -4   2.1 Switzerland News 
5/16/1205:00 Current Account Balance - BoPMAR€ 118.9 M € -233.3 MBulgaria  
5/16/1205:00 Capital Account Balance - BoPMAR€ 6.7 M € 7.4 MBulgaria  
5/16/1205:00 Financial Account Balance - BoPMAR€ 96.5 M € -96.7 MBulgaria  
5/16/1205:00 Core CPI (M-o-M)APR 0.5 %  1.5 %Eurozone  
5/16/1205:00 Core CPI (Y-o-Y)APR 1.6 % 1.52 % 1.6 %Eurozone  
5/16/1205:00 CPI (M-o-M)APR 0.5 % 0.5 % 1.3 %Eurozone  
5/16/1205:00 CPI (Y-o-Y)APR 2.6 % 2.6 % 2.7 %Eurozone News 
5/16/1205:00 Trade BalanceMAR€ 8.6 B € 2.3 (R) BEurozone News 
5/16/1205:00 ExportsMAR€ 164.9 B € 149.8 (R) BEurozone  
5/16/1205:00 ImportsMAR€ 156.3 B € 147.5 (R) BEurozone  
5/16/1205:00 CPI - EU Harmonised (M-o-M)APR -0.9 %  -0.4 %Malta News 
5/16/1205:00 CPI - EU Harmonised (Y-o-Y)APR 5.6 %  6.5 %Malta  
5/16/1205:00 Interest Rate Decision- 5.50 % 5 % 5.00 %Iceland News 
5/16/1206:00 Capital Account Balance - BoPMARLVL -0.3 M LVL 2.0 MLatvia  
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