Thursday, March 01, 2012

QUICK OVERVIEW

  • The U.S. ISM index, stood at 52.4% in February, lowers than the reading of 54.1 % in January.

  • Italian 10-year paper fell as low as 4.9 %, the lowest since August.

  • China says it has larger-than-expected shale gas reserves that could fulfill domestic demand for nearly 200 years – but Beijing admits extraction will prove difficult

  • U.S. personal income rose 0.3% in January, after a 0.5% gain in December.

  • U.S. personal consumption expenditures rose 0.2 % in January, after it remained flat in Dec.

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