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Stocks Log 4th Straight Weekly Win
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Consumer In Spotlight Friday
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The Swiss Stock Market Climbed Friday On Strength Of Defensive Heavyweights
The Swiss stock market ended Friday's session in positive territory. The market got off to a slow start Friday, but remained ....
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European Markets Climbed Friday On Strength Of Banks & Automakers
The European markets finished in the green on Friday, with banks and automakers among the strongest performers. Automakers ....
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European Markets Mostly Higher; Banks, Carmakers Advance
The European markets are mostly higher, led by automakers and lenders, despite some weak cues from Wall Street where San ....

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PETA: IRS Targeting Neither New Nor Limited To Conservative Causes
As the IRS targeting scandal continues to make headlines, animal-protection charity People for the Ethical Treatment of ....
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Conservative Group Urges House Leaders To Keep Focus On Scandals
A conservative advocacy group has urged House Republican leaders to refrain from bringing controversial legislation to the ....
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Polls Shows Below Average Interest In IRS, Benghazi Stories
While the IRS targeting scandal has taken center stage on Capitol Hill on Friday, the results of a new Gallup poll showed ....
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U.S. Leading Economic Index Rises More Than Expected In April
Led by housing permits and the interest rate spread, leading economic indicators in the U.S. rose by more than anticipated in ....
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Cyprus Eases Limits On 8 More Banks
Cyprus has further relaxed restrictions on foreign banks that were imposed after the debt-laden country sought the $30 ....
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U.S. Leading Economic Index Rises 0.6% In April, Much More Than Expected
Led by building permits and the interest rate spread, leading economic indicators in the U.S. rose by more than anticipated ....
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Japan Data On Tap For Monday
Japan is scheduled to release a batch of data on Monday, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. On tap ....
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House Prices Continue To Rise In Most Chinese Cities
Home prices increased in most of the Chinese cities in April even as the government tightened measures to curb property ....
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S&P Retains Negative Outlook On India
Standard & Poor's on Friday maintained its negative outlook on India's 'BBB-' rating, indicating at least a one-in-three ....
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Today In Music History - April 25 Today In Music History - April 25  Rascal Flatts Hit #1 With ’Unstoppable’; Godsmack's 'IV' Released; TLC's Lisa Lopes Killed; Next Hit #1 With ‘Too Close’; Mobb Deep Releases Second Album, ‘The Infamous’; Blur's ‘Parklife’ Released; Eagles' 'Hell Freezes Over' Album Recorded; Kris Kross Hit #1 With 'Jump'; U2's ‘The Joshua Tree’ Hits #1; James Brown Records ‘Sex Machine’ Song; Jackson 5 Hit #1 With 'ABC'; Elvis Hits #1 With 'Stuck On You'; Ella Fitzgerald Born

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Upbeat Economic Data Contributes To Rally On Wall Street - U.S. Commentary
Stocks moved sharply higher over the course of the trading day on Friday, more than offsetting the weakness seen on Thursday. ....
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Stocks Firmly Positive On Upbeat Economic Data - U.S. Commentary
After moving higher at the start of trading on Friday, stocks have continued to perform well throughout the session. The ....
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Stocks Regaining Ground After Yesterday's Pullback - U.S. Commentary
Stocks moved notably higher at the start of trading on Friday, partly offsetting the weakness that was seen in the previous ....

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eurusd1-051713.jpg Dollar Gaining Ground On Strong Consumer Sentiment Data
The dollar is climbing against all of its major competitors at the end of the trading week. The stronger than expected increase in U.S. consumer confidence helped to assure investors of recovery in the U.S. economy, following the release of some weak data in recent days. Consumer sentiment in the U.S. has seen a substantial improvement in the ....
leadingindicator-051713.jpg U.S. Leading Economic Index Rises 0.6% In April, Much More Than Expected
Led by building permits and the interest rate spread, leading economic indicators in the U.S. rose by more than anticipated in the month of April, according to a report released by the Conference Board on Friday. The Conference Board said its leading economic index rose by 0.6 percent in April following a revised 0.2 percent decrease in ....
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Consumer sentiment in the U.S. has seen a substantial improvement in the month of May, according to a report released by Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan on Friday, with the consumer sentiment index rising to its highest level in nearly six years. The report showed that the preliminary reading on the consumer sentiment index for ....
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Deteriorating Fiscal Outlook Triggers Slovenia Rating Downgrade
After Moody's, Fitch also downgraded Slovenia's sovereign rating, suggesting that it will be next Eurozone nation to seek ....
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EU Banks' Asset Review, Stress Test Should Be Published By Mid-2014: Mersch
European banks' asset quality review and stress test should be conducted by mid-2014, before the European Central Bank takes ....
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BoE's Weale Says Risks To Inflation Expectations Limit Scope For Stimulus
Bank of England policymaker Martin Weale said the bank's capacity to add stimulus is limited by the risk to inflation ....
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Japanese Market Trades Higher On Wall Street Lead, Weaker Yen
The Japanese stock market hit a new five-and-a-half year high on Monday, buoyed by Wall Street's gains on ....
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Australian Market Advances On Wall Street Cues
The Australian stock market is trading higher on Monday, tracking the positive cues on Friday from Wall ....
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Asian Markets Mostly Higher Amid Cautious Trades
Asian markets are trading in positive territory on Friday with investors indulging in some selective buying, ....

Economic Calendar

DateTime Economic Indicator PeriodActualForecastPreviousCountry 
5/19/1319:01 Rightmove House Prices (M-o-M)MAY 2.1 %  2.1 %UK News 
5/19/1319:01 Rightmove House Prices (Y-o-Y)MAY 2.5 %  0.4 %UK  
5/19/1320:30 Performance of Services IndexAPR 56.1   55.4 New Zealand  
5/19/1323:30 GDP (Q-o-Q)Q1   3.6 %Thailand  
5/19/1323:30 GDP (Y-o-Y)Q1   18.9 %Thailand  
5/20/1300:00 Trade BalanceMAR  € -1.2 BSpain  
5/20/1300:00 ExportsMAR  € 18.41 BSpain  
5/20/1300:00 ImportsMAR  € 19.60 BSpain  
5/20/1301:00 PPI (M-o-M)APR   0.8 %Estonia  
5/20/1301:00 PPI (Y-o-Y)APR   5.0 %Estonia  
5/20/1301:00 Coincidence IndexMAR F   93.3 Japan  
5/20/1301:00 Lagging IndexMAR F   87.1 Japan  
5/20/1301:00 Leading IndexMAR F   97.6 Japan  
5/20/1304:00 Industrial Orders (M-o-M)MAR  0.6 % -2.5 %Italy  
5/20/1304:00 Industrial Sales (M-o-M)MAR   -1.0 %Italy  
5/20/1304:30 Unemployment RateAPR  3.4 % 3.5 %Hong Kong  
5/20/1305:00 Capital Account Balance - BoPMAR  € -67 MItaly  
5/20/1305:00 Current Account Balance - BoPMAR  € -1.59 BItaly  
5/20/1305:00 Financial Account Balance - BoPMAR  € 4.29 BItaly  
5/20/1306:00 PPI (M-o-M)APR   0.1 %Portugal  
5/20/1306:00 PPI (Y-o-Y)APR   1.5 %Portugal  
5/20/1308:00 Wages (M-o-M)APR  -1.3 % 3.3 %Poland  
5/20/1308:00 Wages (Y-o-Y)APR  1.7 % 1.6 %Poland  
5/20/1315:00 Unemployment RateQ1   6.9 %Argentina  
5/20/1320:00 CB Coincidence IndexMAR   0.5 %Australia  
5/20/1320:00 CB Leading IndexMAR   0.3 %Australia  
5/20/1321:30 Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes-  -Australia  
5/20/1323:00 Credit Card Spending (Y-o-Y)APR   3.6 %New Zealand  
5/21/1300:00 Participation RateMAR   65.3 %Malaysia  
5/21/1300:00 Unemployment RateMAR   2.8 %Malaysia  
5/21/1300:00 Wholesale Sales (Q-o-Q)Q1   2.3 %Singapore  
5/21/1300:00 Wholesale Sales (Y-o-Y)Q1   1.2 %Singapore  
5/21/1300:30 All Industry Activity Index (M-o-M)MAR  -0.4 % 0.6 %Japan  
5/21/1302:00 Unemployment RateAPR   9.0 %Finland  
5/21/1303:00 Leading IndexMAR   133.3 South Africa  
5/21/1303:00 M3 Money Supply (M-o-M)APR   0.1 %Switzerland  
5/21/1303:00 M3 Money Supply (Y-o-Y)APR   9.9 %Switzerland  
5/21/1303:00 Official Foreign ReservesAPR  $ 522.19 BSwitzerland  
5/21/1303:30 Unemployment RateAPR   8.4 %Sweden  
5/21/1304:00 Unemployment RateAPR   14.3 %Poland  
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