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GLOBAL MARKET UPDATE
ASIAN STOCKS MARKET
Asian stocks fell, paring the first weekly advance in six weeks, amid concern that central banks are struggling to reinforce global demand amid Europe’s worsening debt crisis.
U.S.STOCK MARKET
U.S. stock futures fell, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will trim its biggest weekly advance this year, as weaker German export data added to evidence that global economic growth is slowing.
EUROPEAN MARKET
European stocks retreated, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index paring its weekly gain, after German exports slumped more than forecast and Fitch Ratings cut Spain’s credit rating. U.S. index futures and Asian shares declined.
U.S.TREASURIES
Treasuries rose for a second day as reports showed German exports and Italian industrial production declined in April, adding to evidence Europe’s debt crisis is harming the global economy.
Ten-year yields dropped from the highest level this month after Fitch Ratings cut Spain’s credit grade to within two steps of non-investment grade, boosting demand for safer assets. Treasuries were also supported after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday the U.S. has options for further monetary easing, even as he said further steps could have “diminishing returns.”
CURRENCY UPDATE
DOLLAR
The dollar index DXY -0.05% , which measures the greenback’s performance against a basket of six other major currencies, rose to 82.283 in East Asian trading Thursday afternoon, compared with 82.264 in North American trade late Wednesday. The gains came ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony before the Congress on the central bank’s economic outlook later in the day.
EURO
The euro weakened for a second day against the dollar after reports showed German exports tumbled and Italian industrial production shrank, adding to evidence that Europe’s debt crisis is deepening across the region.
COMMODITY UPDATE
CRUDE OIL
Oil fell a second day in New York, heading for the longest run of weekly losses in more than 13 years, on speculation the economies of the U.S. and China, the world’s biggest crude consumers, will slow and curb fuel demand.
GOLD
Gold inched up on Thursday as investors await the Fed chairman's comments due later in the day, hoping for hints of new easing measures in the light of weak economic data and the euro zone crisis. Gold has held around the $1,620 level since surging more than 4 percent last Friday after disappointing U.S. employment data shook investors' confidence in the economic recovery and fuelled hopes for more easing. Spot gold edged up 0.2 percent to $1,620.16 an ounce by 0302 GMT, not too far off the one-month high of $1,640.50 reached in the previous session.
SILVER Silver edging higher as industrial metals on the back of US equities rally, Hopes of European resuce on Spain's banks help, Top Fed official said may need further easing and Coming up: U.S. weekly jobless claims Thursday.
COPPER
Copper traders are the most bullish in three months as China, the biggest buyer, reducedinterest rates to bolster growth, increasing expectations that prices will rebound from the longest slump in two years.
ASIAN STOCKS MARKET
Asian stocks fell, paring the first weekly advance in six weeks, amid concern that central banks are struggling to reinforce global demand amid Europe’s worsening debt crisis.
U.S.STOCK MARKET
U.S. stock futures fell, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will trim its biggest weekly advance this year, as weaker German export data added to evidence that global economic growth is slowing.
EUROPEAN MARKET
European stocks retreated, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index paring its weekly gain, after German exports slumped more than forecast and Fitch Ratings cut Spain’s credit rating. U.S. index futures and Asian shares declined.
U.S.TREASURIES
Treasuries rose for a second day as reports showed German exports and Italian industrial production declined in April, adding to evidence Europe’s debt crisis is harming the global economy.
Ten-year yields dropped from the highest level this month after Fitch Ratings cut Spain’s credit grade to within two steps of non-investment grade, boosting demand for safer assets. Treasuries were also supported after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday the U.S. has options for further monetary easing, even as he said further steps could have “diminishing returns.”
CURRENCY UPDATE
DOLLAR
The dollar index DXY -0.05% , which measures the greenback’s performance against a basket of six other major currencies, rose to 82.283 in East Asian trading Thursday afternoon, compared with 82.264 in North American trade late Wednesday. The gains came ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony before the Congress on the central bank’s economic outlook later in the day.
EURO
The euro weakened for a second day against the dollar after reports showed German exports tumbled and Italian industrial production shrank, adding to evidence that Europe’s debt crisis is deepening across the region.
COMMODITY UPDATE
CRUDE OIL
Oil fell a second day in New York, heading for the longest run of weekly losses in more than 13 years, on speculation the economies of the U.S. and China, the world’s biggest crude consumers, will slow and curb fuel demand.
GOLD
Gold inched up on Thursday as investors await the Fed chairman's comments due later in the day, hoping for hints of new easing measures in the light of weak economic data and the euro zone crisis. Gold has held around the $1,620 level since surging more than 4 percent last Friday after disappointing U.S. employment data shook investors' confidence in the economic recovery and fuelled hopes for more easing. Spot gold edged up 0.2 percent to $1,620.16 an ounce by 0302 GMT, not too far off the one-month high of $1,640.50 reached in the previous session.
SILVER Silver edging higher as industrial metals on the back of US equities rally, Hopes of European resuce on Spain's banks help, Top Fed official said may need further easing and Coming up: U.S. weekly jobless claims Thursday.
COPPER
Copper traders are the most bullish in three months as China, the biggest buyer, reducedinterest rates to bolster growth, increasing expectations that prices will rebound from the longest slump in two years.
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