March 12 , 2014 - Daily Market News
Today's Hot Property : oil , NZD
U.S. stocks fell as commodity stocks fell . Investors also continued to monitor the situation in Ukraine . Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs reported dazemlja be ready to 20,000 people to protect their borders as Russia has nearly 19,000 troops in the Crimea . At the end of the U.S. trading , the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.41 % , S & P 500 lost 0.51 % , aNasdak Composite Index lost 0.63 % . Asian stocks also declined . Nikkei lost 2.59 % kaoJen gained some ground against the U.S. dollar , the dollar buys ¥ 102.865 , below 102.95 yen yesterday . Hang Seng lost 1.65 % as long-term concerns over a slowdown in China hit sentiment . Chinese insurers also face particularly heavy selling pressure in the middle of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane . European stock markets opened lower , following the negative mood of the trade from Asia . Current DAX down 0.86 % , France's CAC 40 was down 0.70 % and London's FTSE 100 fell 0.69 % .
VTI crude continued to fall after a report from the API that showed inventories of both crude and distillate stocks rose . Concerns about a slowdown in China are also lowering prices because it could lead to reduced demand for goods. EIA will also be reporting inventories later in the day at 2.30pm (GMT ) . Gold has increased to 19 week high due to concerns about Russia's stalemate in Ukraine , which has caused demand for safe haven assets. Concerns about the Chinese economy also pushed traders to invest in the metal. No key data will be released today in the U.S., so we can see lower volatility.
Today's main events:
10:00 GMT EUR - Industrial production - merepromene to inflation - adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers , mines , and utilities
18.00 GMT : USD - U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Leu saying - Due testifies before the Committee on the Budget 2015 household budget , in Washington, DC
20.00 GMT : NZD - Interest Rate Decision Reserve Bank of New Zealand ( RBNZ ) governor decides where to set the rate after consulting senior bank staff and external consultants . Traders watch interest rate changes closely as short term interest rates suprimarni factor in currency valuation.
20.00 GMT : NZD - RBNZ Rate Statement - Reserve Bank of New Zealand Rate statements jeprimarna alatkapanela uses to communicate with investors about monetary policy . It contains the outcome of the vote on interest rates , discusses the economic prospects and provides evidence of the outcome of future votes .
