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General Motors share price drops to $5.42, lowest since 1950

Fri, Oct 10 2008, 07:01 GMT
by Nicole Elliott

Mizuho Corporate Bank


technical analysis will be away until monday 20th october

Quote:

‘The burgeoning Federal deficit marks the end of the dollar as a reserve currency. And good riddance to it. Its exalted status only served to shore up America’s prestige and allow the US to borrow to support unwise adventures.’ Irwin Stelzer (1932-)


The News:

General Motors share price drops to $5.42, lowest since 1950.


The Numbers:

British Summer Time, with expectations and previous figures in brackets.

00:50 JP September Bank of Japan Minutes of 16th/17th rate-setting meeting.

00:50 JP September M3 Money Supply +0.9% Y/Y, Bank Lending +2.4%, versus +1.0% and +2.2% August.

06:45 CH September Jobless 2.6% versus 2.5% August.

12:00 CA September Employment (-5K to +25K, Unemployment 6.1% to 6.3%, versus +15.2K and 6.1% August).

13:30 CA August New Housing Price Index (-0.1% to +0.3% M/M versus +0.1% July).

13:30 CA August Trade Balance (+C$3.0B to +C$5.2B versus +C$4.9B July).

13:30 US August Trade Balance (-$61.5B to -$56.0B versus -$62.2B July).

13:30 US September Import Price Index (-4.4% to –0.4% M/M, +10.2% to +14.1% Y/Y, versus –3.7% August).


The Psychology:

G7 finance ministers meet in Washington. Annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank Monday 13th which are holidays in Canada, Israel and Japan. Parliamentary elections Canada Tuesday 14th.


The Risk:

Technical Analysis will be away until Monday 20th October.


Today’s most interesting chart: Nikkei 225

Second 10% daily drop this week taking it closer to 2003 and 1983 lows.


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