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  1. The Dow looks like it will close the day largely unchanged keeping the index to a steady 5-wk channel. A break could still develop next week
  2. The Iraqi National Security Council says Iran has violated the Iraq boarder. However, boarder disputes are not unusual.
  3. Crude is backing off from intraday highs of $74.69. The commodity was up as much as 2.81% after Iran confiscated an Iraqi oil well.
  4. In a little over an hour, GBPUSD has plunged nearly 150 points. The dollar is broadly stronger equities tip into the red.
  5. AUDUSD has tentatively breached the 0.89 neckline on a H&S pattern for a possible reversal; but NZDUSD is still in its 0.7330-0.7050 range.
  6. AUDCHF has successfully held its rising support developed through significant lows from 3/25 to 7/13 to 11/27 (and 100-day SMA).
  7. BoJ KEEPS BENCHMARK LENDING RATE UNCHANGED AT 0.10% AS EXPECTED
  8. PBoC central bank member Zhu Min remarks that the "old days" of the US and other large economies driving demand has come to an end.
  9. Asian equities have tumbled quickly to adjust to the selling pressure that developed in the European session and carried into US hours.
  10. Bank of England Financial Stability Report: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/fsr/2009/index.htm
  11. Bank of England says the exit of stimulus could lead to a dollar-funded carry trade unwinding. Says banks have international sovereign risks
  12. EURCHF has plunged below 1.50, extending its three-day rally to nearly 200 points.
  13. EURJPY is starting to break below 128.50/80 - a notable support for the pair since mid-year.
  14. NZDUSD closing in on last week's, 0.7050 swing low. To confirm a reversal, the pair needs to clear this three-month range low.
  15. The US 3mo Libor rate hit another record low of 0.25338%. However, this rate has held within 0.01 percent for three and a half weeks.
  16. Fed weekly balance sheet reports that the M2 money supply dropped $12.8 billion this past week. This is a good proxy for inflation trends.
  17. Actual Volatility (1wk) in GBPUSD increased 4.47 ppts or 105% since yesterday.
  18. Actual Volatility (1wk) for USD-based Majors: EUR (12.58%); GBP (8.75%); JPY (11.45%); CHF (10.54%); CAD (8.74%); AUD (15.49%); NZD (13.35%)
  19. Implied Volatility (1wk) for USD-based Majors: EUR (11%); GBP (10.94%); JPY (13.94%); CHF (10.65%); CAD (13%); AUD (13.04%); NZD (14.5%).
  20. The active 10-year Treasury Note futures contract has surged 27/32nds of a point 119-19 - the biggest rally since Oct 30th.