Morning Memo: Tuesday, November 19, 2013

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This will also serve as a useful review mechanism, as scrolling through the series of "Morning Memo" posts over time ought to summarily highlight what generally drove price action.  
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5:00am ET...

• Asia...late yesterday, US markets turned south off of earlier highs on Carl Icahn's comments that equity markets could sell off in a big correction.  This soured the tone going into Asia hours.  The euphoria from last Friday night's release of an outline of the Chinese economic reform agenda appears to have waned.  Offsetting somewhat the negative tone was focus on Yellen's candidacy expected to voted on in the Senate on Thursday, giving markets optimism that Tapering will be postponed.
• China...Foreign Direct Investment into China rose 1.4% y/y @ $8.4B, down slightly from the prior mth $8.8B, steadying after a stronger rise this past summer.
• Europe..lower in early hours after weak Asia session.
• EU...car sales rise in October for the second straight month.  Despite still be at very low levels, and negative on a y/y basis, it does raise hopes that auto sales may have bottomed.
• Italy...Industrial Orders rise in Sept 1.6%, better than expected on stronger export demand, despite ongoing headwinds from domestic demand, high unemployment, weak credit/lending conditions and fiscal austerity.  Recent stronger PMIs, coupled w/these industrial order numbers augur well for Italy to return to growth in Q4 after Q3's contraction oa 0.1% q/q.
• Germany..ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment climbed to four year high in November.  Current conditions component, however, slipped.
• more later....

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