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U.S. stock futures leaned higher on Monday morning

Mon, May 12 2008, 12:32 GMT
by Wachovia Research Team

Wachovia


U.S. stock futures leaned higher on Monday morning as a result of U.S. dollar strength in European trading hours and the release of an upbeat market analysis.

The Wall Street Journal quoted a U.S. official in saying the Bush administration is leading an international effort to put a floor under the falling U.S. dollar. The report follows a story published last week, which had US and European officials united in wanting a stronger U.S. currency.

Most data released last week was better that expected with consumer spending still increasing, although at a slower pace, stronger than expected productivity growth and a much larger than expected improvement in the trade deficit for the 1st quarter.

US data this week is likely to be mixed and includes retail sales on Tuesday, CPI numbers on Wednesday, industrial production on Thursday and housing starts on Friday.

Global data includes UK CPI and unemployment figures on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, and Japan's annualized GDP on Friday.

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