·JP: December machinery orders are due tomorrow. Even if orders did reach their nadir in November, the upturn from hereon is likely to be a grind
·Currencies: Unlike Friday, EUR/USD did not follow Dow lower
·Fixed Income: The performance of tonight's 3Y auction in the US will be an important gauge of demand strength for Wednesday's 10Y note sale and Thursday's 30Y bond sale
(LONDON) The euro slipped against the US dollar yesterday, staying near multi-month lows on concerns about the fiscal health of some euro zone countries. 09/02/10
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