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  1. Euro struggling after retail sales data: EURUSD: -0.64%; EURAUD: -0.45%; EURCAD: -0.37%; EURGBP: -0.12%.
  2. FED'S HOENIG: Near-zero interest rates might impede recovery; Fed should eventually lift main rate to 3.5% to 4.5%.
  3. FED'S HOENIG: Balanced policy should "occur sooner than later," as stimulus must be unwound in a "deliberate" manner.
  4. FED'S HOENIG: Sees 3% GDP growth "at least through 2010." though recovery "seems painfully slow and uneven."
  5. US Reserve Assets for the week ending December 31, 2009, fell by $1.992 billion.
  6. China's decision to unexpectedly increase the interest rate on one of its treasury bills indicates that it will try to tighten bank lending.
  7. US Federal Reserve's Hoenig to Speak on Economic Outlook in Kansas City later today.
  8. Decline in Canadian Ivey PMI in December resulted from a significant and unexpected drop in business and government spending. CADJPY: +0.83%
  9. EURO SESSION CLOSE: FTSE down 3.32 (-0.06%) to 5536.72, CAC up 7.13 (+0.18%) to 4024.80, DAX down 14.97 (-0.25%) to 6019.36 [unofficial].
  10. ECB Pres Trichet and FOMC Chairman Bernanke among central bank officials heading to Switzerland for meeting with private banking executives.
  11. Pound trades lower amid speculation that UK Debt Rating may be reduced: GBPUSD: -0.65%; GBPCAD: -0.55%; EURGBP: +0.01%.
  12. METALS: COMEX Gold down $4.70 (-0.41%) to 1131.80, COMEX Silver up $0.150 (+0.83%) to 18.325 [delayed].
  13. ENERGY: NYMEX WTI Crude Oil down $0.02 (-0.02%) to 83.16 [delayed].
  14. US Treasury to offer $169 billion in securities next week: $26 billion in 52-week bills; $10-billion in 10-year TIPS.
  15. Dollar pushes towards 4-month high ahead of US payrolls data: USDJPY: +1.00%; NZDUSD: -0.66%; EURUSD: -0.61%; USDCHF: +0.56%; GBPUSD: -0.53%
  16. World Bank's Lin says that China needs to finish move towards open market economy in 2010.
  17. European bonds mixed after BoE decision, German Factor Orders data: UK 10-year Gilt to 4.060; German 10-year Bund to 3.370.
  18. World Bank Chief Economist Justin Lin said that bad loans held by Chinese banks remain "manageable"; bad loans stand at $1.4 trillion.
  19. US Treasuries mixed after China announces curbed lending: 2-year Note to 1.008; 10-year Note to 3.810; 30-year Bond to 4.675.
  20. CANADIAN IVEY PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX FALLS TO 48.4 vs 52.0 EXPECTED.