US Treasury Market Review
U.S. Treasuries saw the 10-year yield finished down 5 basis points at 3.54%.
Commodities Review
Crude Oil settled -$2.77 at $79.97/brl. Crude Oil Inventories Rise More Than Expected.
GOLD settled +$5.80 to $1,175.00/oz.
Reuters/Jefferies CRB Futures Price Index -3.65 to 267.95. To view chart: (http://quotes.ino.com/chart/index.html?s=NYBOT_CR&t=&a=&w=&v=d12). Lumber Leading Index remains strong.
International Review
* Tokyo Nikkei 225 (-361.71 / -3.27%) reopened
* Hong Kong Hang Seng (-194.13 / -0.96%)
* Australia S&P/ASX 200 (-100.80 / -2.16%)
(6:00 AM)
* UK FTSE 100 (+14.69 / +0.27%)
* France CAC 40 (+15.42 / +0.42%)
* Germany DAX (+25.06 / +0.42%)
FOREX
AUD/USD picking up after hitting 0.8990, 6-week low.
EUR/USD beaten by risk aversion, hits 1.2735 low.
GBP/USD attempting recovery from 1.5020, 6-week low.
USD/JPY pullback from 95.00 extends below 93.40 before turning back up in early European trading.
ECB’s Euro-Defense Battle Lines Set to Firm as Weber Takes the Initiative.
(6:00 AM)
* Dollar / Yen (+0.00 to 93.81)
* Euro / Dollar (-0.0032 to 1.2782)
