Spain Current Account Balance: €1.4B (July) vs €1.2B

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Oct 15, 2014

UK: Claimant Count Change down 18.6K in September

The number of unemployment people in the UK fell by 18.6K in September, following a 33.2K drop registered in August, National Statistics reported on Wednesday. This result is less positive than the expected 35K decline. The Claimant Count Rate was at 2.8%, following a 2.9% reading.

Gold falls below USD 1225, Dollar Index above 86.04

Gold prices have declined below USD 1225/Oz levels, tracking the strength in the US Dollar Index. The yellow metal fails to find any support from the decline in the European stock markets.