Wall Street Hits 2009 Highs - Reuters
Oil Hits 2009 High Above $74 on Economic Optimism - Reuters
Gold Holds to Gains After Bernanke, Housing Data - MarketWatch
Bottom Feeding in the Natgas Pool - MarketWatch
Bond Dealers Uncertain When Fed Will Raise Rates - MarketWatch
Bernanke: Economy Could Grow Soon - CNN Money
Dollar Rallies Against Yen - CNN Money
The [...]
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U.S. Starts Long, Gradual and Fagile Recovery - Reuters
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise, Regional Manufacturing Rebounds - Reuters
Climate Change Threatens Central American Coffee - Reuters
Execs: Recession Has Hit Bottom - CNNMoney
U.S. Gas: Futures Settle 5.6% Lower at $2.945/MMBtu - DJ/FutureSource
Copper Surplus Forecast Cut in Half - MarketWatch
Analysts Stay Bullish as Shanghai Flirts with Bear Territory - [...]
Inflation, or Stagflation?
by John Caruso
Recent economic indicators have shown further weakness in the state of the economy, yet investors remain optimistic, focusing on recovery. While there has been some concern about inflation heating up, perhaps investors need to be worried about another possibility—stagflation.
Jobless claims moved up unexpectedly to 576,000 in the week ended August 15, [...]
Thoughts on Natural Gas
by Matt Krupski
Natural gas futures fell to a seven-year low after the release of weekly inventory data from the Energy Information Administration. NYMEX September futures slid under $3 per million British thermal units. The question is, how low can natural gas go?
The EIA reported an injection into storage of 52 billion cubic [...]
Oil Soars on Sharp U.S. Inventory Draw - Reuters
Buffett Says Unchecked U.S. Debt Threatens Economy: Report - Reuters
Treasuries Stay Course as Riskier Assets Flag - Reuters
Copper Slides as Unease on Chinese Market Spills Over to Global Commodities Markets - WSJ
Dark Clouds on Commodity Trading Advisers - Seeking Alpha
Panning For Gold Makes Comeback in Bad Economy [...]
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U.S. Housing Starts, Producer Prices Fall in July - Reuters
U.S. Copper Trims Loss as Stocks Firm, GM Helps - Reuters
Gold Rebounds as Dollar Weakens - Reuters
Oil Futures Rally Above $69/brl as Dollar Falls, U.S. Equities Rise - MarketWatch
Recovery Begins, but Recession Leaves Scars, IMF Says - MarketWatch
Dollar Sinks on Better European News, Weak U.S. Data [...]
Weekly COT Report Looks Bearish Metals, S&P
by Matt Roma
The Commitments of Traders (COT) Report is released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) every Friday afternoon. This report contains useful information about the positions of various participants in the futures markets. It can be found on the CFTC’s web site at www.cftc.gov.
The COT reports provide [...]
August Homebuilder Sentiment Highest in a Year - Reuters
Middle East Investors Join Flight to Safety of Gold - Reuters
America’s Japanese Banks - Reuters
Hog Farmer Hell - Barron’s
How the Crowd Might be Wrong - Barron’s
Volatility Index Jumps 17% as Global Stocks Tumble - MarketWatch
Treasurys Rally as Global Stocks Tumble - MarketWatch
Crude Futures Drop, but Rebound From [...]
