US: Housing Starts (MoM): 0.872

Date (GMT) Event Cons. Actual Previous Oct 17 12:30 Housing Starts (MoM) 0.770 M 0.872 M 0.758 M Read the official report at US Census Bureau News Forex: USD/JPY trading at support at 78.69 (FXstreet.com) Wed, Oct 17 2012, 13:16 GMT US: Housing Starts rose by 0.872M in September (FXstreet.com) Wed, Oct 17 2012, 12:57 GMT Forex: EUR/USD makes marginal new high after US data (FXstreet.com) Wed, Oct 17 2012, 12:54 GMT US Housing Starts (MoM) rises to 0.872M in Sep from 0.758M in Aug (FXstreet.com) Wed, Oct 17 2012, 12:31 GMT US: Building Permits (MoM) up to 0.894M in Sep from 0.803M in Aug (FXstreet.com) Wed, Oct 17 2012, 12:31 GMT Reports NY Session: Dollar firms as sentiment deteriorates (FOREX.com) Thu, Oct 18 2012, 22:49 GMT Housing Starts Surge; Are Jobs Next? (BabyPips.com) Thu, Oct 18 2012, 22:24 GMT NY Session: EUR higher ahead of EU Summit, JPY falls (FOREX.com) Wed, Oct 17 2012, 22:32 GMT FX: Blockbuster Housing Data Drives USD Higher, More on Spain (BK Asset Management) Wed, Oct 17 2012, 13:17 GMT US: Big Surprise Jump in Housing Starts in September (Wells Fargo) Wed, Oct 17 2012, 14:34 GMT

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US: MBA Mortgage Applications: -4.200 %

Date (GMT) Event Cons. Actual Previous Oct 17 11:00 MBA Mortgage Applications -4.200 % -1.200 % Read the official report at Mortgage Bankers Association News US: MBA Mortgage Applications contract -4.2% in Oct-12 (FXstreet.com) Wed, Oct 17 2012, 11:03 GMT US Oct 12 MBA Mortgage Applications falls 4.2% vs -1.2% (FXstreet.com) Wed, Oct 17 2012, 11:02 GMT

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Did Americans drive more this Memorial Day?

Consumer confidence is perking up and with summer around the corner, Americans might be feeling a little more liberal with their travel budget, according to some trendwatchers and people in the travel industry. “Our train counts are three times what they were last year,” said Bruce Brossman, director of reservations and sales at the Grand Canyon Railway, which expected to sell out on Memorial Day weekend

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Branson’s Virgin Group gets into peak oil

Dire predictions tend to grab the attention – especially when an international celebrity lends a voice. A report released in Britain this week with the unpromising title — the UK’s Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil & Energy Security – might have found only a specialised readership, but for the inclusion of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group in the six-member task force

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