Thursday, October 15, 2009

Quick Overview

  • U.S. jobless claims fell 10,000 to 514,000 -- the lowest in nine months.

  • Consumer prices in the EU rose0.3% YoY.

  • The New York Federal Reserve's regional index of manufacturing rose from 18.9 to 34.6 in October

  • The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's regional index of manufacturing fell from 14.1 to 11.5 in October

  • The U.S. Department of Energy said:
    Supplies of crude oil rose 400,000 barrels to 337.8 million barrels
    Supplies of gasoline fell 5.2 million barrels
    Supplies 0f heating oil fell 200,000 barrels.
    Refinery use fell from 85.0% to 80.9%.
    Gasoline demand rose 5.3% YoY
    Distillate demand fell 10.8% Yoy.

  • North American cocoa bean grindings in the third quarter totaled 118,405metric tons, down 586 tons, or 0.49%, from the same period last year, theNational Confectioners Association said Thursday.

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