02/04/2014 - April Daily Review
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April 2 , 2014 - Daily Market News
Today's Hot Assets : USD , EUR , Oil
U.S. manufacturing data has expanded rapidly in March from the previous month . The ISM Manufacturing Index forecast was in line with expectations and is still expanding, as shown below, although it was 53.7 . Sunday at Ford Motors and Chrysler Group car sales figures are expected to get more than ; Car sales climbed to 16.4 million in March . Investors welcomed the information and markets closed sharply higher . New record high 1,885.52 S & P 500 closed down 0.7 % and the Dow Jones closed 0.46 % higher . Asian stock markets moved higher after the consumption tax hike . The yen continued to weaken against the U.S. dollar as the Nikkei gained 1.04 % ; During the session, gaining 0.4% against the Japanese currency, the dollar was trading at ¥ 103.84 . The Hang Seng rose 0.34% led by property stocks . European stocks opened with small gains . Traders released in 9 of the European GDP ( GMT ) and U.S. ADP Nonfarm Employment Change 12:15 hours ( GMT ) to focus on .
Gasoline and distillates inventories increased further after a report from the API WTI Crude saw sharp losses . The EIA report today after the 11th week of the reserves to conquer indicates that the hypothesis that increased. After a seven- week low , gold has made some gains during the Asian session today . In Ukraine, the situation calmed down, physically demanding , and it seems to have been the price . Investors are further indication of the direction of the market seems to be ahead of data later today in the U.S. .
The main events :
08.30 GMT : GBP - Construction PMI - measures the level of activity of purchasing managers in the construction industry
09:00 GMT : EUR - GDP - the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy, the annual change.
12.15 GMT : USD - ADP Nonfarm Employment Change - non - farm private employment is a measure of the monthly change in the approximately 400,000 U.S. business clients based on salary information
20.00 GMT : USD - FOMC Member Bullard Speaks - Members of the FOMC interest rate indicator and possible future direction of monetary policy indicators are closely watching for the performances are responsible for creating .