December DJIA futures are presently (8:45am ET) up +43 at 13693, which is a gain of about +275 points W/W, indicating a firm open in New York.

The USD futures have opened weak this morning. At 8:15am ET, the $USD index is down to 76.047.

At 8:30am ET Jan-08 Crude Oil (e-MiNY) futures are 88.675/bbl, up +0.40 on the day but about the same as a week ago Monday.

Spot Gold, this morning (8:42 am ET) is 802.54. Spot Silver is at 14.42.
Precious metals prices are marginally stronger than the low on Friday morning, but down from a week ago.

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Comments & Outlook

I shall be in travel mode for the first three or four days this week, but will check in with market comments when I can.

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International Economics Review

US Economic Calendar for next week.

Econoday International Report.

Econoday Domestic Report.

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International Equity Markets Review

Europe

Here is the latest session data for the bourses of Europe.

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Here is the latest session data for the London stock exchange FTSE.

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Here is the latest session data for the German DAX.

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Here is the latest session data for the French CAC 40.

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Here is the latest session data for the Milan Italy stock exchange MIBTEL.

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Here is the latest session data for the Swiss market index.

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Asia-Pacific

Here is the latest session data for the Asia-Pacific stock exchanges.

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Here is the latest chart for the Japanese Nikkei 225 index.

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Here is the latest chart for the Singapore index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Shanghai Composite index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Hong Kong Hang Seng index .

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Here is the latest chart for the India BSE 30 index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Australian All Ordinaries index .

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US and the Americas

Here is the latest session data for the exchanges of the Americas.

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Here is the latest chart for the Brazilian Bovespa stock exchange in Sao Paulo.

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Here is the latest session data for the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index.

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DJIA (interactive) chart

NASDAQ Composite (interactive) chart

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Oil Review

Here is the e-miNY Jan-08 Crude Oil chart.

Interactive Chart of Daily Crude Oil:

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Gold & Precious Metals Review

Spot gold chart for the week

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Spot silver chart for the week

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Forex Review

Here is the chart of the week’s trading in the $USD.

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Wrap up:

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