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May 2008

 

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  Jobs pull back again but not as severely (Reuters)   Asia Pacific markets fall across the board (MarketWatch)   April euro-zone retail sales surprising fall instead of rising (MarketWatch)   European stock markets reverse recent rally as Buffett’s comments weigh (Reuters)
  European and Asian stocks advance led by banks (Bloomberg)  The credit crisis rears its head again but Fed comments lift   Crude oil retreats below $124 a barrel in Asian trading (AP)   Asian stock markets end higher led by resource stocks in Sydney (MarketWatch) 
  Waiting on unemployment figures        
  Wall Street rallies as investors digest the Fed’s decision (MarketWatch)       
  RBS Insurance Division may be up for sale (Bloomberg)        
  Oil prices decline further falling below $112 as the dollar gains (AP)      

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ISM reading helps the dollar inch up, crude oil gains (Reuters) Large Cap European ETFs gain in spite of U.S. Woes (Investor's Business Daily) Dollar mixed against sterling and euro on unchanged rates (AP)   China fund sees opportunity in global instability (Reuters)    

Pressure from Rising Oil Prices  

Dollar advances on Kansas City Fed's inflation comments (Bloomberg)  Euro down to a 2-month low against the dollar awaiting ECB decision (Reuters)  Oil prices and miners lift European shares (Reuters)    
European stocks decline on financials (MarketWatch)  

Asian stocks end lower; Japan pares gains (MarketWatch)  

Wall Street plunges on further crude record high (MarketWatch)   Dollar declines, yen gains on falling risk demand (Reuters)    
Crude scales new heights at $121.49 per barrel (MarketWatch)  

Fannie Mae pushes Wall Street higher (Reuters)  

Asian shares mixed with Japan in the red and Australia gaining (MarketWatch)   European shares declining on banks and insurers (MarketWatch)    
 

Oil holding after new $123 a barrel record (AP)  

Both the BoE and the ECB leave benchmark rates steady (AP)   Asian Markets mostly down on Friday (MarketWatch)    
 

Inflation concerns and Cisco Weigh on U.S. Markets  

Waiting for retailers while oil stays high and Toyota disappoints Crude oil maintaining level above $124 a barrel in Asian trade (AP)    
    Toyota had a 28 percent drop in fiscal 4th quarter profit (AP)    

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  Dollar bets show trend shift to bullish (Bloomberg)   Dollar retreats versus yen in Asia (AP)   Euro falls against the dollar on triggered sell orders (Reuters)   ING is launching a Taiwan mutual fund in South Korea (Reuters) 
  Asia mixed with Sydney and Tokyo higher and Shanghai lower (MarketWatch) Asian stocks advance on higher earnings forecasts and bank merger (Bloomberg) European shares gain but UK banks weigh (Reuters)   Asian markets mostly higher with Sony earnings boosting Tokyo (MarketWatch)
  Good news, maybe?   Wall Street gained as crude oil prices retreated (AP)   A mixed day in Asian markets (MarketWatch) Wall Street gains on modest CPI rise (Reuters)  
  HSBC profit rises despite bad debt charges (MarketWatch)   Inflation rate in the U.K. for April at highest since 2002 (Bloomberg)   The Dow declined on oil prices, while techs pushed the NASDAQ up (Reuters)   Icahn confirms proxy battle to remove Yahoo directors (AP)
    St. George Bank has accepted Westpac all stock bid (AP) Oil prices holding above $124 a barrel on mixed inventory report (AP) Data speaks for a third session 
    Libor setting procedure to change radically as credibility doubted (Bloomberg)   More indicators and retailers' results today   Industrial output drops by 0.7% in April (MarketWatch)
 

 

Comments, results and other indicators   High oil prices cause oil production in Missouri to start again (AP) Jobless claims rise by 6,000, showing weak economy (AP)  
        Credit Agricole selling €5 billion assets (Bloomberg)
       

Euro advances against the dollar on German economic growth (Bloomberg)


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Asian stocks close higher after Wall Street advance (MarketWatch)    

U.S. Dollar remains under pressure on inflation and growth concerns (Reuters)  

Asian markets retreat into negative territory (MarketWatch)  
Oil price trading volatility ends in advance (AP)     Asian markets advance on Monday (MarketWatch) Agriculture futures trade mostly lower on CBOT (AP)  
Inflation Risk talk by Fed and BOE may indicate no more rate cuts (Bloomberg)     Oil prices ball below $126 a barrel after Friday’s record (AP)   Mitsubishi UFJ reports 28% drop in income in fiscal 2007 (MarketWatch)
      Renewed talks between Microsoft and Yahoo (Bloomberg)  

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  Dollar losses accelerate after Fed minutes; Euro higher after Ifo (MarketWatch) Dollar holds gains, while the euro ignores low PMI (Reuters)    
  Wall Street slumps on Fed minutes, inflation worries, soaring crude (MarketWatch) Europe stock markets pressured by commodities (Reuters)      
  Crude oil keeps markets vigilant   Any buyers before the weekend?      
  U.S. weekly initial jobless claims down by 9,000 to 365,000 (MarketWatch) Services and manufacturing sector growth slowing in Europe (Bloomberg)      
  Asian Stocks mostly lower as oil hits new record (Bloomberg)  Asian stocks ended mixed on retreating oil prices (MarketWatch)      
  Oil prices retreat after the record over $135 on weak dollar and high demand (AP) Merrill Lynch sets up group to sell underperforming assets (Reuters)      
  UBS Rights issue price at 31 percent discount (Bloomberg)        

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Dollar loses ground on deepening US Housing Recession (DailyFx)   Dollar mixed in Europe while Asia central banks support local currencies (AP)  Wall Street advanced on Tuesday on strong home sales data, lower oil (AP) Court freezes assets of North American Clearing, 3 executives (AP)   ETF Fund beginning for smaller investors (Investor's Business Daily)
Japanese market plunges 2.3 % led by exporters (Reuters)   Stocks in Europe gain early in the session (MarketWatch) Asian markets retreat on falling crude oil prices (MarketWatch) Dollar gains on the euro on rate rise signals (Bloomberg)   Rate forecasts are lifting US Dollar (DailyFx)
Optimists hope for good news   Japanese markets recover on exporters and banks (Reuters)   Favorable Durable Goods Data, Oil Helps Too   Asian Stocks gain on technology and automakers (Bloomberg)   European stock markets advancing on retreating oil prices (Reuters)  
Oil prices remain above $132 on global supply concerns (AP)   Economic Data and Oil Prices   Oil drops sharply as prices affect demand (Bloomberg)   Oil continues to remain an issue GDP fails to reassure   Asian markets end mixed in volatile trade (MarketWatch)  
Asian Stocks pressured by exporters and telecoms (MarketWatch)   Oil prices continues to trade above $133 per barrel on supply concerns (AP)  

April durable goods orders slip 0.5 percent (Reuters)  

New jobless and continued claims rise (Reuters)   Stockpiles may be down but oil prices fall $4 on demand concerns (Reuters)  
  UBS issues warning of international real estate losses (MarketWatch)  

Hedge funds provoke credit crunch in Russia with 16% puts from '98 (Bloomberg)

Crude Oil prices fall back before the US inventory report (AP)    
  Record harvest may bring wheat prices down (Bloomberg)        

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