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DY: Euro’s Economic Woes Continue To Haunt As US Dollar Leads Majors
  02 May 21:51
 
Fundamental Headlines

- Euro-area Unemployment at 15-year High as Slump Deepens – Bloomberg

- Yen Surges Past Dollar as Pre-NFP Labor Market Reading Disappoints – DailyFX

- Factory Orders Suffer Largest Drop in 3 Years – Reuters

- Europe Stocks Fall on Downbeat Data – WSJ

- Treasury: No Decision on Floating-Rate Notes – WSJ

European Session Summary

Volatility is starting to pick back up...
 
BS: Gold slips as US data lift dollar
  02 May 21:50
 
US manufacturing data outstrips soft euro-zone number, while US economy adds fewer jobs that expected in April


LONDON — Gold prices fell on Wednesday along with the euro as US factory orders data helped the dollar extend early gains and as speculation faded that the Federal Reserve is set for another round of monetary easing...
 
RTRS: Brent crude drops $2 on weak economic, inventory data
  02 May 21:49
 
May 2 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures fell more than $2 per barrel on Wednesday as weak U...
 
MW: Dollar up; euro stumbles on PMI, jobs data
  02 May 21:48
 
Sterling hits highest level versus euro since June 2010


By Deborah Levine and William L...
 
INV: Gold, Silver Down on U.S., Eurozone Data
  02 May 21:47
 
Jobs reports from both the U...
 
FXS: NZD/USD in session lows ahead of unemployment rate
  02 May 21:46
 
FXstreet...
 
MW: Oil falls further after jobs report, supply data
  02 May 21:45
 
By Claudia Assis and Virginia Harrison, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures added to losses Wednesday after a report showed slower hiring in the U...
 
VN: Gold prices lift Barrick profits
  02 May 20:10
 
TORONTO - Barrick Gold said on Wednesday its first-quarter profit rose, driven by a surge in bullion prices, and the world's largest gold miner raised its quarterly dividend 33 percent...
 
MW: U.s. 10-year yields touch 3-month low
  02 May 20:10
 
More weak U...
 
MW: Expect more volatility in the China trade
  02 May 20:09
 
Commentary: Beijing’s challenge: holding back financial floodgates


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — For all the hot air expended over whether the Chinese yuan is under- or overvalued, it’s really a moot issue...
 
MW: Oil firms, banks weigh on FTSE 100
  02 May 20:09
 
BSkyB, Next rise after earnings


By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch)—The British stock index extended losses in midday trade on Wednesday, led by banks and oil firms, after downbeat employment and manufacturing data from the euro zone underlined recession fears in the region...
 
FRX: Natural gas tumbles on profit taking
  02 May 20:08
 
Forexpros - Natural gas futures were sharply lower in early U...
 
BS: Oil slips on weak data
  02 May 20:07
 
Oil eased on Wednesday as weak economic data in Europe and the United States hit the outlook for demand...
 
ST: US crude oil inventories rise by 2.8m barrels
  02 May 20:06
 
StockMarketWire...
 
FRX: EUR/USD remains lower, eyes on ECB meeting
  02 May 20:04
 
Forexpros - The euro remained lower against the U...
 
RTRS: Crude oil extends losses after U.S. factory data
  02 May 19:59
 
NEW YORK May 2 (Reuters) - U...
 
BE: Dollar trades steady at AR$4.43
  02 May 19:49
 
The US dollar stood at AR$4...
 
NS: Dollar’s exchange rate is unchanged in Armenia
  02 May 19:48
 
YEREVAN...
 
WSJ: OIL FUTURES: Crude Weaker Amid Mixed Global Economic Signals
  02 May 19:47
 
--Euro-zone economic data weigh on prices

--U...
 
MW: U.S. factory orders decline 1.5% in March
  02 May 19:46
 
By Jeffry Bartash
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Orders for goods produced in U...
 
MW: Canada equities fall after five-session climb
  02 May 19:31
 
By Myra P...
 
UPI: Crude oil hovers near $106
  02 May 19:30
 
NEW YORK, May 2 (UPI) -- The price of crude oil held near $106 per barrel overnight, as traders waited for Wednesday's stockpile report from Washington...
 
FX: OIL FUTURES: Crude Weaker Amid Mixed Global Economic Signals
  02 May 19:29
 
NEW YORK – Crude oil prices were lower early Wednesday amid mixed signs about the state of the global economy and prior to a wide-watched U...
 
MW: U.S. stocks lower after ADP disappoints
  02 May 19:29
 
By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U...
 
CN: TSX driven by U.S. manufacturing activity
  02 May 19:28
 
An unexpectedly positive report on manufacturing activity in the United States drove investor sentiment on Tuesday, when many world markets were closed for the May Day holiday...
 
IBT: Crude oil prices drifting lower ahead of EIA inv report
  02 May 19:27
 
With Europe and most of Asia closed on Monday all of the trading action was primarily centered in the US market...
 
RTTN: US Dollar Index up on EU woes
  02 May 19:26
 
FXstreet...
 
WSJ: Gas Futures Retreat From Rally
  02 May 19:24
 
BY DAN STRUMPF

NEW YORK—Natural-gas futures slipped for the first time in three sessions as traders take profits off the table following a sharp rally spurred by cooler weather and production cuts...
 
MW: India manufacturing up in April, along with prices
  02 May 19:24
 
By Nick Godt, MarketWatch
MUMBAI (MarketWatch) — Indian manufacturing activity rose in April for the first time in two months, but the improvement came with a substantial increase in prices, suggesting that the Reserve Bank of India has only limited scope to further lower interest rates...
 
SK: U.S. Economic Data Causes Dollar Turn Around
  02 May 19:23
 
Early, the USD was under pressure today with across the board selling...
 
RTRS: CBOT early call-Soy down 5-7 cents on long liquidation
  02 May 19:22
 
May 2 (Reuters) - Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of
Trade were called 5 to 7 cents per bushel lower Wednesday on
long liquidation following last week's near four-year high and
pressure from a stronger U...
 
IND: Gold price at yet another all-time high
  02 May 18:41
 
Gold prices moved up further to mark new all time high at the bullion market here, with moderate stockist as well as investment demand amidst better marriage season offtake...
 
MW: Treasurys extend gains after ADP
  02 May 18:40
 
Ten-year yields touch lowest in three months


By Deborah Levine, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury prices added to gains on Wednesday, pushing 10-year yields down to a three-month low, after ADP said U...
 
MW: Marathon OIl profit down
  02 May 18:34
 
By Steve Gelsi
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Marathon Oil Corp...
 
RTTN: TSX Poised For Lower Open As Euro Worries Resurface
  02 May 18:33
 
(RTTNews...
 
SF: Euro Weakens, Stocks Fall on German Unemployment, U.S. Jobs
  02 May 18:32
 
May 2 (Bloomberg) -- The euro weakened for a third day against the dollar and Germany's five-year note yield fell to a record as unemployment in Europe's biggest economy unexpectedly rose...
 
RTRS: TSX may open lower on weak EU data, results eyed
  02 May 18:31
 
May 2 (Reuters) - Canada's resource heavy main stock index looked set for a lower open on Wednesday, as weak euro zone manufacturing data offset optimism from recent corporate results and signs of strength in U...
 
RTRS: Euro knocked by euro zone factory gloom
  02 May 18:30
 
(Reuters) - The euro fell on Wednesday after weak data raised concerns about a deep and prolonged slowdown in the euro zone, looking vulnerable ahead of elections in France and Greece that could dent austerity plans drawn up to beat the debt crisis...
 
MW: Treasury to auction $72 billion next week
  02 May 18:29
 
By Greg Robb
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Treasury Department will sell $72 billion in notes and bonds next week in its quarterly refunding auctions, the government said Wednesday...
 
RTRS: Brent steady above $119; U.S., China data supports
  02 May 18:28
 
By Francis Kan

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude was steady above $119 a barrel on Wednesday, supported by positive manufacturing data from the United States and China that lifted hopes of higher oil demand at the world's top two energy consumers...
 
MN: US dollar trades with positive signs
  02 May 18:24
 
The American dollar started the day with an incline against the Japanese yen for the a second straight day as investors demand for US dollar ADP jobs data that expected to show US companies added more workers during April...
 
BLBG: U.S. Stock Futures Drop as Jobs Data Trail Estimates
  02 May 18:23
 
U...
 
KT: Natural gas prices may have bottomed
  02 May 18:23
 
LOS ANGELES (CNNMoney) - Natural gas prices may have finally bottomed out, after hovering around 10-year lows for weeks, said energy magnate T...
 
RTTN: Yen Extends Rally Against Majors `
  02 May 18:22
 
(RTTNews) - The Japanese yen resumed its early European session's uptrend against other major currencies in New York morning after a report showed that the U...
 
SF: Euro Weakens as German Unemployment Rises; Dow Futures Drop
  02 May 18:21
 
May 2 (Bloomberg) -- The euro weakened for a third day against the dollar and Germany's five-year note yield fell to a record as unemployment in Europe's biggest economy unexpectedly rose...
 
MW: U.S. stock-index futures off 0.4% after ADP data
  02 May 18:20
 
By Kate Gibson
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
IBT: Gold, Silver and Oil Price Foreecast
  02 May 18:19
 
Com Gold futures prices finished pit trade in the US off a bit on Tuesday, but tapped a new 3-wk high overnight trading...
 
GD: Gold Price Dips in Dollars, Pounds, Gains in Euros, US Growth
  02 May 18:18
 
The Gold Price spiked up to $1658 per ounce ahead of Wednesday's US session, following the release of disappointing US jobs data – though gold remained down on the week so far...
 
MW: Treasurys rise, dollar holds gains after ADP
  02 May 18:18
 
By Deborah Levine

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices added slightly to gains and the dollar remained up on Wednesday after ADP said U...
 
MW:Treasurys rise, dollar holds gains after ADP
  02 May 18:01
 
By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices added slightly to gains and the dollar remained up on Wednesday after ADP said U...
 
BS:Gold retreats as US data lifts dollar
  02 May 17:57
 
Gold prices retreated towards $1,650 an ounce on Wednesday as the dollar strengthened against the euro, after a downbeat reading of euro zone manufacturing activity contrasted with stronger data from the United States...
 
WSJ:Euro Suffers Amid Downbeat Data
  02 May 17:57
 
By EVA SZALAY

LONDON—The euro suffered heavy losses Wednesday after economic indicators underpinned fears of a deepening slump in euro-zone growth, contrasting unfavorably with the previous day's robust U...
 
BLBG:Bank of Portugal to Pay 19 Million-Euro Dividend to State
  02 May 17:56
 
The Bank of Portugal will pay the state a dividend of 18...
 
RTRS:FOREX-Euro knocked by euro zone factory gloom
  02 May 17:56
 
* Falls vs dlr as euro manufacturing slides
* Figures contrast with strong US factory data
* U...
 
RTRS:FOREX-Dollar gains vs euro, yen as US data allays fears
  02 May 17:55
 
* U...
 
RTRS:US STOCKS-Futures slip on euro zone data; ADP jobs on tap
  02 May 17:55
 
* ADP employment, factory orders data on tap
* Euro zone manufacturing slips

* Futures off: Dow 20 pts, S&P 3...
 
RTRS:EURO GOVT-German Bunds hit record high after euro zone PMIs
  02 May 17:54
 
* Euro zone manufacturing slips further into decline

* Bund hits record high before Spanish sale, election weekend

* Bund tests key resistance level

By Ana Nicolaci da Costa

LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - German Bund futures hit record highs on Wednesday after euro zone manufacturing data raised concerns that the euro crisis is spreading to the region's key economies...
 
RTRS:FOREX-Dollar slides vs euro, yen; Aussie dollar tumbles
  02 May 17:47
 
* RBA surprises markets with 50 bps rate cut, Aussie tumbles
* Safe-haven yen hits 2-1/2 month high vs dollar
* Euro higher, but may struggle to add gains

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - The dollar fell to a one-month
low against the euro and to a 2-1/2 month trough against the yen
on Tuesday in thin trading, weighed down by recent weak U...
 
MW:Dollar up; euro stumbles on PMI, jobs data
  02 May 17:46
 
By William L...
 
MW:Oil firms, banks weigh on FTSE 100
  02 May 17:45
 
By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch)—The British stock index extended losses in midday trade on Wednesday, led by banks and oil firms, after downbeat employment and manufacturing data from the euro zone underlined recession fears in the region...
 
BLBG:Canadian Dollar Drops as Stock Futures Fall Before Data
  02 May 17:45
 
Canada’s dollar weakened against its U...
 
BLBG:Euro Weakens as German Unemployment Rises; Stocks Advance
  02 May 17:44
 
The euro weakened for a third day against the dollar and Germany’s five-year note yield fell to a record as unemployment in Europe’s biggest economy unexpectedly rose...
 
BLBG:Pound Gains Most in Week Versus Euro After PMI Data
  02 May 17:41
 
The pound strengthened the most in more than a week against the euro after reports showed U...
 
BLBG:Dollar Gains 2nd Day Versus Yen Before ADP Jobs Data
  02 May 17:38
 
The euro weakened for a third day against the dollar after reports showed European manufacturing shrank for a ninth month and unemployment rose in Germany, adding to concern slowing growth will worsen the debt crisis...
 
RTTN:Gold Trims Gains Amid Steady Dollar
  02 May 17:37
 
(RTTNews) - The price of gold was moving lower Wednesday morning as the US dollar was trading firm ahead of private sector employment report...
 
BS:Select base metals falls on global cues
  02 May 17:36
 
Select base metals fell at the non-ferrous metal market here today on stockist selling amidst poor industrial offtake on the back of bearish London Metal Exchange (LME) cues...
 
RTTN:Crude Slips Ahead Of Inventories Report
  02 May 17:35
 
(RTTNews) - The price of crude oil was ticking lower Wednesday morning as traders await cues from the official inventories data and the private sector employment report due our later today...
 
ET:Oil slips on European manufacturing data
  02 May 17:35
 
LONDON: Oil eased on Wednesday as weak economic data in Europe hit the demand outlook, countering more positive figures from China and the United States...
 
ET:Oil Ministry seeks clarifications from RIL on CBM gas price
  02 May 17:34
 
NEW DELHI: Days ahead of the 60-day deadline for approving its gas sale price expired, the Oil Ministry has sought some clarifications from Reliance Industries on the gas it plans to produce from coal seams (CBM), thereby pushing back the approval clock by another two months...
 
RTRS:Asia-Pacific Crude-S. Korea to receive more Forties
  02 May 17:34
 
SINGAPORE, May 2 (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific crude market held
steady on Wednesday as most of the June cargoes were sold,
except for condensate which could fall further in line with
weaker naphtha cracks...
 
RTRS:Euro zone factory cutbacks reverse share gains
  02 May 17:33
 
(Reuters) - European shares erased early gains and the single currency fell after data showed a downturn in the euro zone's manufacturing sector had deepened in April, undermining hopes for a global recovery inspired by a strong rise in U...
 
FX:Dollar Reflects In US Economic Data
  02 May 17:33
 
Early, the USD was under pressure yesterday with across-the-board selling...
 
WSJ:Key US Dollar Libor Unchanged; Sterling, Euro Rates Fall
  02 May 17:32
 
LONDON (Dow Jones)--The cost of borrowing dollars for three months in the London interbank market was unchanged Wednesday, while the sterling and euro rates fell...
 
 
 
...
 
RTRS:Sterling hits 22-month high vs euro on safe-haven bid
  02 May 17:31
 
* Sterling rallies on euro zone data contrast with UK
* Construction PMI data eases Q1 GDP concerns

* Pound dips vs dollar, support seen at $1...
 
RTRS:Euro knocked by euro zone factory gloom
  02 May 17:28
 
By Jessica Mortimer

LONDON (Reuters) - The euro fell against the dollar on Wednesday after weak manufacturing data raised concerns about the euro zone economy and was vulnerable before elections in France and Greece which could dent austerity plans drawn up to beat the debt crisis...
 
WSJ:Weak Euro Zone Helps Dollar Even More
  02 May 17:28
 
By NICHOLAS HASTINGS

LONDON—Put the dollar back on top...
 
ET:Nifty ends below 5,250 as weak rupee hurts sentiment
  02 May 17:26
 
MUMBAI: The Nifty snapped a three-day upmove and closed in the negative terrain as a weak rupee and lack of conviction among investors hurt sentiment...
 
BLBG:Foreign Investors Buy Net 5.41 Billion Rupees of Indian Stocks
  02 May 17:25
 
Overseas investors bought a net 5...
 
WSJ:India Shares End Tad Down On Weak Tata Motors Sales, Rupee Worries
  02 May 17:23
 
MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--Indian shares gave up their early gains to end a tad down Wednesday, as weak local vehicles sales by Tata Motors and a widening trade deficit amid a weaker currency spooked investor sentiment...
 
BLBG:Euro Weakens as German Unemployment Rises; Stocks Advance
  02 May 16:54
 
The euro weakened for a third day against the dollar and Germany’s five-year note yield fell to a record as unemployment in Europe’s biggest economy unexpectedly rose...
 
BLBG:Euro-Area Unemployment at 15-Year High as Slump Deepens: Economy
  02 May 16:09
 
Euro-region unemployment rose to a 15- year high and manufacturing contracted for a ninth month, adding to signs the economic slump is deepening...
 
RTRS:Copper slips on weak euro, China demand concerns
  02 May 16:08
 
By Harpreet Bhal

LONDON (Reuters) - Copper slipped on Wednesday as the euro came under pressure after a contraction in the euro zone manufacturing sector raised fresh concerns about the slowdown in the economy, while an uncertain outlook for demand also weighed on copper prices...
 
ET:Euro falls on weak euro zone manufacturing data
  02 May 16:08
 
LONDON: The euro fell against the dollar on Wednesday as weak manufacturing data raised concerns about risks facing the euro zone economy, while the yen rebounded from 2-1/2 month highs versus the U...
 
RTRS:Rupee stable after suspected RBI intervention
  02 May 16:08
 
Reuters Market Eye - The rupee stabilises at 52...
 
RTTN:Euro Extends Slide Against Most Majors
  02 May 16:02
 
(RTTNews) - The euro has been extending its decline against most major currencies in European deals on Wednesday as investors sold the single currency following weaker-than-expected manufacturing PMI reports from Europe and a rise in Eurozone unemployment rate...
 
BLBG:Portugal’s Borrowing Costs Rise at 1.5 Billion-Euro Bill Sale
  02 May 16:01
 
Portugal’s borrowing costs increased at an auction of 1 billion euros ($1...
 
BLBG:Oil to Five-Week High on U.S. Manufacturing Growth
  02 May 16:00
 
Oil climbed to a five-week high after U...
 
BLBG:Trafigura Hires Bankers for Commodity Trade Finance Business
  02 May 16:00
 
Trafigura Beheer BV, the world’s third-biggest oil trader, said it hired Christoph Gugelmann, Stefano Sabbadini and Philip Jan Kok for its Galena Asset Management unit to expand its commodity trade finance business...
 
BLBG:Crude Falls; Palm Oil Drops a Second Day : Commodities at Close
  02 May 15:09
 
The Standard & Poor’s GSCI gauge of 24 commodities declined 0...
 
RTRS:FOREX-Euro falls on weak euro zone manufacturing data
  02 May 15:02
 
* Euro falls vs dlr as data shows slide in manufacturing
* Figures contrast with strong US factory data

* Dollar also off 2-1/2-month lows vs yen

* U...
 
MC:Rupee below 53/dollar, approaches 4-month low
  02 May 15:02
 
The rupee dipped below 53 to the dollar to touch a near 4-month low on Wednesday, buoyed by sustained greenback demand from oil refiners...
 
RTRS:Euro falls on weak euro zone manufacturing data
  02 May 15:01
 
By Jessica Mortimer

LONDON (Reuters) - The euro fell against the dollar on Wednesday as weak manufacturing data raised concerns about risks facing the euro zone economy, while the yen rebounded from 2-1/2 month highs versus the U...
 
RTRS:PRECIOUS-Gold retreats as U.S. data lifts dollar
 
 
* Dollar climbs after upbeat U...
 
WSJ:GLOBAL MARKETS: Euro Tumbles, Spain Stocks Sink After Data Disappoint
  02 May 15:01
 
--Manufacturing data for the 'periphery' disappoint, sending euro downward

--DAX and CAC surge, responding to US ISM manufacturing data

--But London's FTSE 100 takes a breather; Spain slumps

--U...
 
FX:Dollar broadly higher vs. rivals as risk aversion escalates
  02 May 14:48
 
Forexpros - The U...
 
BLBG:Gold Falls a 2nd Day on Speculation Stimulus Not Needed
  02 May 14:47
 
Gold declined for a second day in London on speculation economic growth will reduce the need for the Federal Reserve to add to stimulus measures...
 
MW:Euro-zone manufacturing PMI confirms April drop
  02 May 14:47
 
By William L...
 
MW:Europe stocks rally; oil firms, drug makers rise
  02 May 14:47
 
By Sara Sjolin
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets rallied on Wednesday, with drug makers and oil firms supporting the most...
 
MW:Gold extends losses in electronic trading
  02 May 14:46
 
By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Gold futures dipped in electronic trading hours on Wednesday, extending losses made in regular trading the previous day, as the dollar index edged higher...
 
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