Silver Posts Biggest Monthly Gain in 22 Years, Gold Rallies - MarketWatch
After Staying in May, will Investors Bail in June? - MarketWatch
China’s Strong Interest Lightens Steel’s Outlook - MarketWatch
GDP Hints Recession is Moderating - Reuters
Rising U.S. Bond Yields May Spark Credit Crisis II - Reuters
U.S. Dollar at 5-Month Low, Oil Extends Gains - Reuters
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OPEC Leaves Production Quota Unchanged - MarketWatch
Economy Still Falling, but not Off a Cliff - MarketWatch
Treasurys Stay Up After 7-Year Auction - MarketWatch
Pimco’s Gross Seens “Green Shoots” of Recovery - Reuters
Rising Oil May Test U.S. Economy’s Green Shoots - Reuters
Investors Doubtful About Dollar’s Upside - Reuters
Russia Diamond Monopoly Seeks to Avoid Market Flood - Bloomberg
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Can the U.S. Lose its AAA Credit Rating?
By Jeff Friedman
The credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) issued a warning on May 21, 2009, that Britain’s credit rating was at risk of being downgraded due to rapidly growing government deficits. The statement sparked fears that the U.S. could next in line for a potential ratings [...]
Oil Hits 6-Month High, Saudi Says World Can Cope - Reuters
Rise in Sales Points to U.S. Housing Bottom - Reuters
U.S. Job Market May Need 5 Years to Fully Heal - Reuters
Economists: Recession to End in 2009 - CNNMoney
Surge in Supply of Stocks Could Dampen Rally - MarketWatch
Treasury Prices Plunge, Mortgage Hedging Cited - MarketWatch
Baltic Dry [...]
There has been talk inflation could heat up in the U.S. in the wake of various economic stimulus measures. At least we aren’t in Zimbabwe, where inflation ran at 11.2 million percent in 2008! Highest and lowest rates by country as reported in the Central Intelligence Agency’s “World Fact Book.”
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Consumer Confidence, or Consumer Hope? - MarketWatch
Is it Really Time To Whip Inflation Now? - CNNMoney
Contrarian Concern - MarketWatch
Cocoa Prices Go Cold: Turns Out Cocoa Isn’t Recession-Proof - Barron’s
Equities Rally Lifts Soybeans; Corn and Wheat Dip - Reuters
U.S. Gold Ends Down on Dollar Rise, ETFs Holding Up - Reuters
U.S. Economy at Risk of Double-Dip Recession [...]
Join Lind-Waldock for two live futures trading webinars this week, at no cost. Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Jeff Friedman presents our “Markets on the Move” webinar at 3:30 CT today. Get his thoughts on the U.S. dollar’s direction in light of speculation the U.S. could lose it’s AAA rating, as well as technical and [...]
Memorial Day 2009 Trading Schedule
What follows is a consolidated schedule for trading on some of the most popular North American futures markets for the Memorial Day 2009 holiday. All times are CST (Chicago time). The schedule is taken from sources that Lind-Waldock believes are accurate and are subject to change. The schedule has been assembled [...]
Buy in May and Stay? - MarketWatch
Gold Tops $960 for First Time in Two Months as Dollar Weakens - MarketWatch
Inflation Risks Higher Than Many Think, Plosser Says - MarketWatch
Low Pump Prices Lure Americans Back to the Road - Reuters
U.S. Natural Gas Rig Count Down to Near 6 1/2-Year Low - Reuters
U.S. Pork Supplies Rise 3.5% [...]
Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Tim Evans recently presented a webinar on How Currencies Affect Global Markets. You can watch the presentation by clicking the link below. In this webinar, Tim discusses the major currency pairs and their outlook for the rest of the year.
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