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Is China starting a long-term rate increase cycle? Lind-Waldock Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn weighs in on CNBC’s Fast Money. Video recorded Tuesday, October 19.
Many commodities have been an a tear this year, from gold to corn to cotton. Lind-Waldock Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn shared his thoughts on the markets on CNBC’s “Fast Money” program, recorded October 4 after the market close.
by Frank Pavilonis The Euro has seen a recent bounce, along with the U.S. stock market. However, I think the euro rally will fade given the still-shaky economic situation in the Eurozone. Overall, I think the trend is still bearish, but right now we are seeing a bit of a short squeeze. The debt crisis [...]
Of course to the athletes, an Olympic medal is priceless. But just what is the value of an Olympic medal? If you are watching the games, you may have noticed the impressive size of this year’s medals, which are heavier than medals of recent past Olympics. With gold prices near record highs, they are worth [...]
Gold and Natural Gas Corrective Moves by Carol Hurley Gold and natural gas are two commodities that have been making headlines recently—although they have been moving in different directions for different reasons. I think short-term corrective moves in both markets may be in order, and may have already begun. Gold Gold reached an 18-month high [...]
Natural gas has been one of the poorest performing commodities this year, trading at 7 1/2-year lows and disconnecting from crude oil, which has been on the rise this year. Finally the market has shown a sign of life. Whether it’s profit-taking or the start of a new trend remains to be seen, but natural [...]
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 [...]
Three days of CFTC hearings are underway on the topic of speculation in the futures markets, and the impact on market pricing. “This hearing is an opportunity to determine how speculative position limits could be used to address excessive speculation, not how we can eliminate speculation,” said CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler, adding that the CFTC [...]
