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U.S. Consumer Confidence - significant drop due to government shutdown
Reflecting a sharp decline in expectations, the Conference Board released a report on Tuesday showing a much bigger than expected drop in U.S. consumer confidence in the month of January.
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Lynn Franco, Senior Director of Economic Indicators at the Conference Board, noted expectations saw a significant drop due to financial market volatility and the government shutdown.
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Australia Trade Surplus Soars To A$3.681 Billion In December
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Australia posted a seasonally adjusted merchandise trade surplus of A$3.681 billion in December, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.
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Fed Minutes Provide Insight
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Investors were provided with further insight into the Federal Reserve's decision to change the forward guidance language and indicate a patient approach to raising interest rates in the minutes of the central bank's January monetary policy meeting.
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Jobless Rate Lowest Since Early 1975
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UK employment level climbed to a record high in the three months to January, while the jobless rate eased to its lowest level since the mid-1970s, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Tuesday.
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ECB's Draghi Says Policy Stance Accommodative
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European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Wednesday that the bank's monetary policy stance remained accommodative in the face of weaker growth outlook for the euro area.
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