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Treasury Market Preview by Trade the News Staff - On the U.S. calendar today are the releases of Durable Goods Orders and Existing Home Sales for Jan. as well as Consumer Confidence for Feb. Fed's Fisher is speaking this evening in Austin on the Texas economy. In pre-market releases, the ICSC...

- The European indices have jumped ship and continue to sink on sub-prime lending concerns as well as sinking commodity prices. Stocks also plunged after a drop in the Chinese share market increased concern about slowing investment growth in Asia. - European government bonds are trading sharply...

- European government bonds closed sharply higher in yesterday’s session. EGB’s moved higher early on in the session after the release of lower than expected GFK consumer confidence in Germany, and gained further support later following treasuries as they rose in the US. - Spain’s Finance...

Asian Market Update: Yen benefits once again from verbal intervention - Crude oil spikes up, trading around $61.60, as more speculators enter the crude market: Fund buying in crude is likely to increase volatility over coming sessions, as data from the New York Mercantile Exchange point to...

US Mid-Morning Recap by TradeTheNews Staff Equities opened at their highs as another barrage of take-over announcements fueled early optimism. Utility stocks are advancing after TXU announced a private equity transaction valued at $45B. MIR +2.6% DYN +2% NRG +7% RRI +7% EXC +3.5% AYE +3.5%...

Energy Market Preview by Trade the News Staff - OPEC's Secretary General said today that existing output cuts by OPEC should be enough to balance the market if members comply with agreed upon cuts. He added that No OPEC members are requesting further output cuts. The Libyan oil minister said...

Treasury Market Preview by Trade the News Staff - No releases are on the U.S. calendar today. Tomorrow we have Durable Goods Orders for Jan., Consumer Confidence for Feb and Existing Home Sales for Jan. On Wednesday, Q4 GDP and Core PCE is due out as well as Chicago PMI for Feb. and New Home...

- The European indices are currently trading in positive territory in the session led higher by the commodities stocks as oil and copper prices move higher for the fourth consecutive trading session. - European government bonds are trading higher in the session after lower than expected GFK...

Asian Market Update: Soft start for the USD ahead of a data-heavy week - New Zealand's January trade deficit came in worse than expected (Jan Trade Balance: -833M v -645Me). The prior (December) deficit was revised lower to -352M from -433M. The main surprise in the data was the surge in...

U.S. Mid Morning Recap by Trade the News Staff - Treasury futures are performing well today amid relative weakness in U.S. equities, jitters over Iran's nuclear program and a report that the U.S. plans to place anti-ballistic missiles in Poland and in the Czech Republic. Major powers and...

Energy Market Preview by Trade the News Staff - Following the release of the IAEA report yesterday, which said that Iran has not suspended uranium enrichment activities, the five permanent member of the U.N. Security Council and Germany are preparing to meeting in London next Monday to start...

Treasury Market Preview by Trade the News Staff - No releases are scheduled in the U.S. today; however, two Fed officials are on the calendar. Fisher speaks on the economy at 10:45 a.m. and Yellen speaks on the economic outlook at 3:35 p.m. - Following the release of the IAEA report...

- The European indices are currently trading in negative territory in the session weighed down by energy prices as oil trade above $60. - European government bonds are currently trading higher in the session after lower than expected IFO data was released in German. Over in the UK gilts are...

- European government bonds closed lower in the session after the release of stronger than expected confidence figures in Italy, France, and Belgium. - The focus in today's session will fall upon IFO data in Germany, due out at 4:30 ET. The business climate, current assessment, and expectations...

Asian Market Update: Japanese and Aussie equities end the week with a rally - Japan's January corporate service prices rose by 0.6% yr/yr vs. 0.2% expected, the fastest rate of increase in 10yrs. Gains were driven by strong Tokyo office rents and strong demand for ocean freight...

- After opening slightly higher equities have given back early gains. Decliners lead advancers on the Dow. A strong earnings report from ADI +9.5% as well an upgrade for NSM +6% have been pushing semiconductor stocks higher since the pre-market. SMH +2.5% LLTC +7% MXIM +6.5% BRCM +3.5% TXN...

Energy Market Preview by Trade the News Staff - The EIA reports its weekly inventory data today. According to a major wire survey, crude inventories are expected to have risen 1.05M, gasoline inventories to have fallen 50K barrels and distillate stock to have declined 2.875M. The refinery...

Treasury Market Preview by Trade the News Staff - On the U.S. calendar today are the releases of Jobless Claims and Continuing Claims are 8:30 a.m. At 10:00 a.m. we have the Help Wanted Index for Jan. No Fed speak is scheduled for today. - After the close yesterday, Fed's Yellen said that...

- The European indices are currently trading higher in the session after major players such as Nestle, Allianz, and Axa all reported positive earnings results ahead of the open. - European government bonds are currently trading lower in the session on very little news. Over in Italy bonds are...

- European government bonds closed higher in the US after the release of greater than expected CPI data in the US. - The ECB's Papademos reiterated overnight that interest rates remain low and the liquitiy is ample. Papademos also reiterated that the ECB will act pre-emtively to combat...