US company reporting season kicks-off!

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The US reporting season gets underway today with banks: Citigroup, J P Morgan Chase & Wells Fargo reporting first . The DOW Jones is hovering at record high – let’s see what effect these results have over the next week or so… DOW 30 to go through 21600 or drop back below 21500?

Economic data is also reported today with US consumer prices and retail figures due before US markets open.

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