October 1, 2013

Morning Prep 10/01/13; SchoolOfTrade.com

7:30am EST

Focus-Points this morning:
·       As of Midnight EST the US Gov. began
a partial shutdown of federal nonessential operations began due to
non-enactment of a budget for the fiscal year starting October 1st.
·       Rumors surrounding the shutdown say
that Friday’s Non-Farm Payroll news may be moved forward to earlier this week
due to the shutdown of the Commerce Department
·       Traders begin with a new month of October
this morning
·       Chinese Manufacturing reports miss expectations
but still set another multi-year high
·       Japan’s Abe plans to raise sales Tax
next year from 5% to 8%, as well as fresh stimulus package for small businesses
·       German Unemployment rises for the 2nd
month in a row
·       Italian Unemployment reaches 12.2%
which is a record-high
·       Traders prepare for economic news
from Manufacturing and Construction this morning in the US, although the
shutdown will most likely take center-stage.

Economic News on the schedule today:

8:58am EST:             PMI
Manufacturing Index
10:00am EST:           ISM
Mfg Index

10:00am EST:           Construction
Spending

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