Trading Update
08-Oct-13, 9:25am: As it starts to look like the US budget and debt ceiling will be dealt with together closer to 17 October, stocks are lower and gold is rebounding.

This trading video also discusses Brent crude, USD/JPY and GBP/USD as well as CMC Markets’ client sentiment.



Update by Craig Inglis, Head of Product Development,
08-Oct-13, 12:05pm: In the new video on our blog, Michael Hewson asks whether gold investors are worried enough about the possibility of a US default.

Are Financial Markets Being Complacent Over the US Deadlock?

Update by Gordon Childs, Editor,
08-Oct-13, 1:40pm: Alastair McCaig of IG takes a quick look at how the political deadlock in Congress might affect the US reporting season.



Update by Alastair McCaig, Market Analyst,
08-Oct-13, 4:53pm: With the US shutdown delaying a range of American data, Capital Spreads take a look at the key figures that we can expect this week.



Update by Hannah Slowther,