U.S. economic data due for release Friday includes the employment report and consumer installment credit.

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Other U.S. economic data due for release Friday includes the consumer installment credit report.

FORBES: Comex Gold Firmer; U.S. Jobs Report Awaited

Other U.S. economic data due for release Friday includes the international trade report, and consumer installment credit.

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U.S. economic data due for release Monday is light and includes the employment trends index and consumer installment credit.

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U.S. economic data due for release Wednesday includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, consumer installment credit, and the weekly DOE liquid energy stocks report.

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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs and Johnson Redbook retail sales reports, the NFIB small business index, and consumer installment credit.

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Less than 1% of urban Chinese use consumer loans to purchase consumer goods, while 47% of all US families have installment loans and 46% carry a credit card balance.

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