Major Economic Data to keep an eye on:
JPY – Bank of Japan Press Conference
EUR – PPI – 10:00 GMT
USD – FOMC Member Fisher Speaks – 13:30 GMT
USD – FOMC Member Dudley Speaks - 14:15 GMT
USD – FOMC Member Stein Speaks – 14:30 GMT
CAD – Ivey PMI – 15:00 GMT
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Oil tops $104, scores first gain in four sessions Southern leg of Keystone pipeline reportedly nears completion
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Oil futures closed above $104 a barrel Wednesday, rebounding from a three-session decline, after a report that construction of the southern leg of TransCanada’s Keystone pipeline will be completed this month, potentially alleviating a glut of oil at nation’s delivery hub.
Oil also found support from bets that weaker-than-expected growth in U.S....
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Daily Market Review- 3rd October 2013
Fundamental News
Today’s highlights:
• Halifax House Price Index (MoM) (GB: 08:00 GMT)
• Services PMI (GB: 09:28 GMT)
• Spanish 10-Year Obligacion Auction (Spa: 09:50 GMT)
• Retail Sales (MoM) (EU: 10:00 GMT)
• Initial Jobless Claims (U.S: 13:30 GMT)
• ISM Non-Manufacturing Index (U.S: 15:00 GMT)
• FOMC Member Fisher Speaks (U.S: 17:30 GMT)
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren, a consistent backer of record stimulus who...
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Gold bounces higher as US shutdown continues
Gold is regaining some of its safe-harbor appeal as a partial shutdown of the U.S. government carried over to a second day.
The price of the actively traded December contract for gold jumped $34.60, or 2.7 percent, to settle at $1,320.70 an ounce Wednesday.
Silver also rose sharply. The December contract rose 72.2 cents, or 3.4 percent,...
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