Dollar Rises as Middle East Conflict Fuels Inflation and Rate Hike Fears 
Asia Stocks Slip as Iran-Hormuz Tensions Lift Oil Prices, Dollar and Bond Yields 
Gold Prices Fall as US-Iran Conflict, Rising Oil Prices Fuel Fed Rate Concerns 
Gold Price Holds Near $4,000 as Middle East Tensions and Fed Rate Hike Bets Grow 
Goldman Sees Foreign Investors Driving India Stock Market Recovery 
South Korea Central Bank Set to Raise Interest Rates as Inflation Stays Elevated 
Asian Stocks Slide as Oil Surge, U.S.-Iran Tensions and Fed Rate Bets Weigh on Markets 
Japanese Yen Holds Steady as Intervention Hopes Grow Ahead of U.S. CPI Data 
Australian Business Conditions Hold Steady as Easing Cost Pressures Face New Oil Price Risks 
Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Hoe loans down 0.6 percent in October. Investment lending for homes grew 1.6 percent.
- China: November trade balance came at $40.21 billion. Exports up 12.3 percent y/y and imports up 17.7 percent.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Eco watchers’ survey report will be released at 5:00 GMT.
- Germany: Trade balance report for October will be released at 7:00 GMT.
- France: October industrial output report will be published at 7:45 GMT, along with October budget.
- United Kingdom: Manufacturing and industrial production reports will be released at 9:30 GMT, along with October trade balance report. NIESR will release GDP estimate at 13:00 GMT.
- Greece: consumer price inflation report will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: NFP report will be published at 13:30 GMT, followed by Michigan consumer sentiment at 15:00 GMT.
- Canada: October Housing starts report at 13:15 GMT.
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