Market Brief
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Asian trading was calm as Tokyo was closed for national holiday
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Obama"s Healthcare package passes House vote
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Chinese officials told the China Daily that they vow to hit back if targeted by US on Yuan
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They also stated that China would be able to keep inflation under control
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Over the weekend, Greek Prime Minister Papandreou stated that the EU could be destabilized by forces who "forgot the political importance of the euro".
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Australia New Motor Sales feb m/m -1.9% vs. -3.5% revised lower prior, y/y 17.1% vs. 15.5% revised higher prior reading
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Today, no first-tier economic data is due for release.
| Global Indexes | Current Level | % Change |
| Hang Seng Index | 20,917.19 | -2.12 |
| Shanghai Index | 3,074.58 | 0.22 |
| FTSE futures | 5,602.50 | 0.16 |
| DAX futures | 5,956.50 | -0.48 |
| SMI Futures | 6,759.00 | 0.6 |
| S&P future | 1,150.40 | -0.51 |
| DJIA futures | 10,641.00 | -0.43 |
| World Markets | Current Level | % Change |
| Gold | 1,106.95 | -0.01 |
| Silver | 16.93 | -0.3 |
| VIX | 16.97 | 2.1 |
| Crude wti | 80.05 | -0.78 |
| USD Index | 80.9 | -0.78 |
| Todays Calender | Estimates | Previous | Country / GMT |
| SNB Quarterly Bulletin published | -- | -- | CHF / 10.00 |
| Germany: Bundesbank Monthly Bulletin | -- | -- | EUR / 11.00 |
| Flash Consumer confidence, index | -- | -17 | EUR / 15.00 |
| ECB President Trichet speaks | -- | -- | EUR / 15.30 |
| Board Member Gonzalez-Paramo speaks | -- | -- | EUR / 16.45 |
| Atlanta Fed President Lockart (FOMC non-voter) spe | -- | -- | USD / 19.45 |
Currency Tech
EURUSD
R 2: 1.4030
R 1: 1.3850
CURRENT: 1.3511
S 1: 1.3425
S 2: 1.3300
USDJPY
R 2: 91.80
R 1: 91.10
CURRENT: 90.61
S 1: 89.50
S 2: 88.75
GBPUSD
R 2: 1.5615
R 1: 1.5380
CURRENT: 1.4946
S 1: 1.5000
S 2: 1.4900
AUDUSD
R 2: 0.9325
R 1: 0.9280
CURRENT: 0.9124
S 1: 0.9100
S 2: 0.9060
USDCAD
R 2: 1.0320
R 1: 1.0235
CURRENT: 1.0173
S 1: 1.0070
S 2: 1.0000
- S: Strong, M: Minor, T: Trendline, K: Keylevel, P: Pivot
