March 5, 2014 - Market News Daily
Today 's Hot Assets : EUR, USD, CAD
The chances of military conflict in Ukraine has decreased. Russian President Putin said that they reserve the right to use force in the Crimea in the case of " lawlessness " , but noted that such an occurrence would be a last resort . This came after news that Russian troops were called military exercise back into their bases . Stocks rose as investors speculated that the situation would likely not escalate further. S & P 500 closed 1.53 % higher and the Dow Jones closed 1.41 % higher . Asian stocks were mixed . Nikkei rose 1.2 % as the yen continued to weaken against the dollar . Hang Seng , however , declined 0.34 % as Chinese HSBC Manufacturing PMI points to slowing economy . Attention in Asia will now turn to the National People's Congress meeting in China. The meeting will be watched for any signs of whether government officials will introduce something new to the restructuring of China's economy . Asian investors are also preparing for a potential default in the bond market in the country . European shares lower on a wide range of services PMI data came out better than expected and the whole eurozone GDP out of the goal.
WTI crude declined almost 2 % as the threat of disruptions related to the geopolitical situation in Ukraine fell . API- ing, published yesterday that U.S. crude inventories rose 1.2 million barrels in the week ending Feb. 28, compared with expectations for an increase of 1.5 million barrels . Traders are now looking forward to today's EIA inventory of 15:30 (GMT). After collecting the following tension in Ukraine , gold fell 2 % yesterday . Attention will turn to key U.S. data released later in the day . ADP Nonfarm Employment Change will be released at 13:15 (GMT) and ISM Non- Manufacturing PMI will be released at 15:00 (GMT).
Today the main events :
13.15 GMT: USD - ADP Nonfarm Employment Change - a measure of the monthly change in non - farm , private sector , based on payroll data from about 400,000 U.S. business clients
15.00 GMT: CAD - Decision interest rate - Bank of Canada ( BOC ) governing council members came to a consensus on where to set the rate .
15.00 GMT: USD - ISM Non- Manufacturing PMI - Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Non- Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Business report , the composite index is calculated as an indicator of the overall economic condition for the non- manufacturing sector .
