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Wall Street Dips as Mixed Data Offsets Strong Earnings
Contrarian Profits (July 16th, 2009) Writes:
Risk aversion returned to markets on Thursday, supporting the U.S. dollar and government bonds, after mixed economic data, while concern about the possible failure of a small U.S. lender sparked caution following the week’s robust gains in stocks.
Oil hovered around $61 a barrel as worry about the strength of global fuel demand was offset by news of strong economic growth in China.
The U.S. dollar initially fell to a six-week low against major currencies after JPMorgan’s reported record investment banking and trading results, providing further evidence of recovery in the financial system, but weak U.S. manufacturing data and concern about the impact of the possible failure of U.S. lender CIT re-introduced a bid for safer-assets.
CIT’s talks about aid with the U.S. Treasury ended Wednesday night, leaving the lender to its own devices, and endangering the future of some of the one million customers of the lender to small businesses. U.S. Treasury debt
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