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Market analysts at FXCM see enough reasons to remain cautious on risk assets and positive on the USD.

A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week.

Three major economies have announced policy easing over 24 hours, but the world has been left a little more depressed than stimulated. Dow down 46. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Russ Koesterich, Global Chief Investment Strategist for BlackRock’s iShares, doesn’t think the scenario for financial markets has been fundamentally re-written.

With the US closed and an ECB meeting due tonight, global markets took a breather overnight. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

A surprise jump in factory orders had Wall Street in a feel-good mood ahead of tonight’s Fourth of July holiday. Dow up 72. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Weak US manufacturing data took the shine off the earlier EU summit rally last night, although it does bode well for QE3. Dow down 8. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Last week’s trawl of local brokers see us take a closer look at Australian households and the housing market, mining tax impacts, insurers and lower RBA rates, the ad sector and US consumers.

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

FOREX.com’s Kathleen Brooks gauges the economic impacts of President Obama’s healthcare reforms now they’ve survived the Supreme Court.