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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 – [...]
