February 17 , 2014 - Market News Daily

Today's Hot Asset GBP / USD

Bad weather in the U.S. economic recovery continues to be slow , and may affect the data. Mixed data re- released on Friday , but the positive consumer sentiment report surprised investors. After opening lower , stocks back some ground as investors dismissed other data , hoop and get better results in the future. The tight U.S. trade , the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.79 %, and the S & P has gained 0.48% . Asian stocks climbed 500 Index after China loans rose to a record in January. The Nikkei closed 0.56 % and the Hang Seng closed 1% . European stocks higher after data showed euro zone rose an annual and quarterly GDP and faith expectations. In early trading, the Euro Stoxx 50 added 0.19 % , France's CAC 40 added 0.07 % and the German DAX 30 added 0.04 % .

WTI is rising due to signs of an improving economy and bad weather in the United States. The credit growth in China and the positive GDP figures from Europe led to the speculation that demand for oil is growing , increasing the prices. After reaching the 3 - month high last week , gold has seen increased significantly in the Asian session. The metal has increased as a result of bad data points in the U.S. and speculation that continue after the pause Yellens dovish comments. The focus will be to reduce the minutes of the FOMC meeting , which will be released Wednesday, 19:00 ( GMT ) . Today, the U.S. market is closed on the birthday of Washington and the Canadian market is closed on Family Day , so trading volume may be lower.

There is no significant trade events today .