06/12/2013 - December Daily Review

 

 

 

6 Dec 2013 - Daily Market News

Today 's hot Assets : CAD, USD

Yesterday most of the U.S. data is positive and beat expectations. This shows further improvement of the economy and further increased speculation that a gradual decrease in the coming months . As a result, stocks are reduced . And S & P 500 and Dow Jones closed 0.43 percent lower. Asian stocks gained and the Hang Seng closed 0.16% higher and the Nikkei closed 0.81 percent higher. European Central Bank released that it is keeping interest rate of 0.25 %. President of the European Central Bank, Draghi speaks also states that monetary policy will remain accommodative and interest rates may remain low for a period of time . European shares closed lower yesterday , but found mixed.

WTI rose for a fifth day after a decline in stocks. Positive data also indicate that oil demand may rise as the economy recovers. U.S. GDP grew by 3.6% last quarter, which is another sign of improvement. Gold fell after the data and now starting on the eve of the report on Nonfarm payrolls later in the day. The price can be pushed by speculation , but investors should be cautious since the release may cause strong movements . Traders should focus on U.S. data that go into 13:30 GMT including Nonfarm Payrolls and unemployment rate .

Today's major events :

13.30 GMT: CAD - Employment Change - measures changes in the number of employees . Job creation is an important indicator of consumer spending .

13.30 GMT: CAD - Unemployment rate - measures the percentage of the total labor force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month.

13.30 GMT: USD - Nonfarm Payrolls - measures the change in the number of employees in the previous month , with the exception of agriculture. Job creation is the most important indicator of consumer spending, which represent the bulk of economic activity

13.30 GMT: USD - Unemployment rate - a measure of the percentage of the total labor force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month.

14.55 GMT: USD - Michigan Consumer Sentiment - PRICES relative level of current and future economic conditions. There are two versions of this data released two weeks apart, preliminary and revised. According to preliminary data tends to have a greater impact. Reading is compiled from a survey of 500 users.

 

 

 

 

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