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  European Market Commentary
The Swiss Stock Market Closed To The Upside Tuesday Amid New Hope For Greece
The Swiss stock market ended Tuesday's trading session in the green. The market traded to the downside for the majority of ....
European Stocks Mixed As Greece Scrambles To Avert Default
European stocks were lackluster for a second day on Tuesday, as Greek officials raced to negotiate a voluntary restructuring ....
Swiss Stocks Fall On Greece, UBS And Swatch
The Swiss stock market is showing mild losses in mid-day trading on Tuesday. Attention is again turned toward Greece, ....

  Market Sensitive Global News

US Tightens Sanctions On Iran

US Closes Embassy In Syria Over Security Concerns

U.S. Citizens Urged To Avoid Travel Along Pan-American Highway

  Political News

Obama Campaign To Support Super PAC Despite Previous Opposition
While President Barack Obama has staunchly opposed the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision that allowed the creation of ....

Russia Tells Assad To Ensure Peace In Restive Syria
Russia has told embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to do whatever possible to ensure peace in the violence-hit ....

Israeli Premier Blasts Abbas Over Hamas-Fatah Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday condemned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for signing a ....

  North American Economic News

Canadian Building Permits Soar On Plans For Toronto Apartments And Condos
The value of Canadian building permits unexpectedly soared in December, jumping to the highest level in nearly four years. ....

German Industrial Output Falls Unexpectedly In December
German industrial production declined in December at the sharpest pace since 2009 with widespread decreases across sectors, ....

India Sees Weakest GDP Growth In 3 Years In FY 2011-12
The Indian government estimates the economy to grow at its weakest pace in three years during the financial year ending March ....

  Asian Economic News

Taiwan's Exports Fall Sharply In January
Taiwanese exports declined 16.8 percent in January from a year ago to $21.08 billion, data released by the Finance Ministry ....

S. Korea's Growth To Pick Up Gradually In H2: BoK
South Korea's economy is set to pick up gradually in the second half of 2012 on improving external conditions, the Bank of ....

Japan's Dec. Leading Index Rises More Than Expected
Japan's leading index improved more than expected in December, preliminary data from the Cabinet Office showed ....

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Mike Englund Of Action Economics: “There Will Be Some Sort Of Deal That Will Keep Greece Above Water”
Joel Naroff Of Naroff Economic Advisors: “We’re Beginning To Pick Up Some Steam In The Economy”
Tom Nardone Of The Department Of Labor Gives An In Depth Look At The January Jobs Report
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  Currency Alerts

US Dollar Edges Down Against European Majors

Dollar Stuck Near $1.31 Versus Stubborn Euro

U.S. Dollar Advances Against Pound And Canadian Dollar

U.S. Dollar Hits 11-day High Against Yen

Dollar Wavers Despite Lingering Greek Woes

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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 Holding On To Modest Gains In Mid-Afternoon Trading - U.S. Commentary
Stocks are seeing modest strength in mid-afternoon trading on Tuesday after recovering from early weakness over the course of ....
Stocks Recover From Early Weakness, Seeing Modest Strength - U.S. Commentary
With traders shrugging off early concerns about the financial situation in Greece, stocks have turned higher over the course ....
Stocks Turning Higher After Early Downward Move - U.S. Commentary
After coming under pressure in early trading on Tuesday, stocks have shown a notable recovery attempt over the course of the ....

Top Stories
eurusd3-020712.jpg Dollar Extends Recent Losses As Bernanke Defends Low-Rate View
The dollar tumbled versus the euro on Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke assured that the central bank intends to keep interest rates near zero despite January's strong jobs report. Instead of taking a victory lap for his role in jump-starting the sluggish jobs market, Bernake told a Senate committee that the pace of progress ....
EURUSD1-020712.jpg Dollar Stuck Near $1.31 Versus Stubborn Euro
The dollar was stuck in limbo versus the euro Tuesday morning in New York, amid reports that Greece has agreed to lay off 15,000 public-sector workers by the end of the year. Greece sold more debt than it targeted at an auction on Tuesday and at lower cost, even as talks regarding a write down of the country's debt continue. Athens will need ....
trade.jpg Australia Retail Sales Fall 0.1% In December
Retail sales in Australia eased a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent on month in December, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Monday, standing at A$20.884 billion. That missed forecasts for an increase of 0.2 percent following the upwardly revised gain of 0.1 percent in November - which had an original reading of a flat ....
  European Economic News

Jordan Says SNB Stands Ready To Take Further Measures
The Swiss National Bank stands ready to take further measures if the economic outlook and the risk of deflation so require, ....

UK Retail Sales Slow In January - BRC
Retail sales in the United Kingdom decreased in January by 0.3 percent on a like-for-like basis from one year prior, the ....

German Dec. Industrial Production Declines
German industrial production declined unexpectedly in December, data from the Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology ....

  U.S. Treasury Market Updates
Treasury Auctions $32 Billion Worth Of Three-Year Notes
Treasuries Regain Aground Amid Concerns About Greece

   Asian Market Commentary

Indian Shares End Volatile Session Modestly Lower
Indian shares snapped a five-day winning streak on Tuesday after the government revised down its economic ....

Asian Stocks Mostly Lower On Greek Concerns
Asian shares closed mostly lower on Tuesday as renewed fears over the possibility of a Greek default on its ....

Indian Shares Little Changed Before GDP Data
Indian shares are moving sideways in early trading on Tuesday, as caution prevails ahead of GDP numbers due ....

Economic Calendar

DateTime Economic Indicator PeriodActualForecastPreviousCountry 
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN€ 12.98 B € 13.35 BBulgaria  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN  $ 6.38 BLatvia  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN$ 111.99 B $ 110.12 BIndonesia  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN€ 245.3 B € 226.5 BMalta  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN$ 355.08 B $ 352.01 BBrazil  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN€ 37.02 M € 36.40 MSpain  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN  $ 173.3 BItaly  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN€ 5.33 B € 5.38 BGreece  
2/7/1200:00 Coincidence IndexDEC P 93.2 93 90.3 Japan  
2/7/1200:00 Lagging IndexDEC P 82.7   83.0 Japan  
2/7/1200:00 Leading IndexDEC P 94.3 93.8 93.2 Japan News 
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN  $ 8.55 BIceland  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN  € 766.7 MSlovenia  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN€ 17.73 B € 16.49 BPortugal  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN$ 77.04 B $ 75.30 BPhilippines  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN  $ 51.3 BNetherland  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN$ 7.63 B $ 8.21 BLithuania  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN€ 49.16 B € 48.83 BHungary  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN€ 195.06 B € 184.60 BGermany  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN  € 180.57 BFrance  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN€ 169.5 M € 160.4 MEstonia  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN$ 245.49 B $ 237.74 BSingapore  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN  $ 97.87 BPoland  
2/7/1200:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN$ 292.8 B $ 285.4 BHong Kong  
2/7/1201:00 Official Foreign ReservesJAN$ 51.45 B $ 48.86 BSouth Africa News 
2/7/1201:00 CPI (M-o-M)JAN 0.7 % 0 % 0.1 %Estonia  
2/7/1201:00 CPI (Y-o-Y)JAN 4.5 % 4.1 % 3.7 %Estonia  
2/7/1202:00 ExportsDEC€ 4.69 B € 4.92 (R) BFinland  
2/7/1202:00 ImportsDEC€ 5.16 B € 5.25 (R) BFinland  
2/7/1202:00 Trade BalanceDEC € -475 M € -335 (R) MFinland  
2/7/1202:45 ExportsDEC€ 36.46 B € 37.46 (R) BFrance  
2/7/1202:45 ImportsDEC€ 41.45 B € 41.60 (R) BFrance  
2/7/1202:45 Trade BalanceDEC€ -4.99 B € -4.14 (R) BFrance  
2/7/1203:00 ExportsNOV€ 11.00 B € 10.54 BAustria  
2/7/1203:00 ImportsNOV€ 11.77 B € 11.04 BAustria  
2/7/1203:00 Trade BalanceNOV€ -0.76 B € -0.50 BAustria  
2/7/1203:00 ExportsDECCZK 228.55 B CZK 265.86 (R) BCzech Republic  
2/7/1203:00 ImportsDECCZK 218.08 B CZK 246.02 (R) BCzech Republic  
2/7/1203:00 Trade BalanceDECCZK 10.47 BCZK 4 BCZK 19.84 (R) BCzech Republic  
2/7/1203:00 Wholesale Price Index (M-o-M)JAN 1.4 %  -0.6 %Austria  
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