Posts Tagged ‘economy’

Analysis: The Wild Ride On Wall Street

By tstaunton • Aug 12th, 2011 • Category: Broker Commentary, MF Global in the News, Market Updates, Trader Viewpoints

Our Sr. Market Strategist Phil Streible explains the wild ride on Wall Steet this week.  Phil discussed on CBS this morning how the U.S. economy has truly become global.



Meet “Aftershock” Author Robert Wiedemer Oct. 19

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Sep 10th, 2010 • Category: Futures Feature, MF Global in the News, Trader Viewpoints, Webinars

Join us for a lively discussion on the state of the economy and the market with best-selling author Robert Wiedemer on October 19, the anniversary of the 1987 market crash known as “Black Monday.” On that day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 508 points, a 22.6 percent drop. Is the market in [...]



Commodity News Digest – August 26

By Paul Nowak • Aug 26th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Is the United States the Next Japan – MSN Money An Argument Against a Nation Full of Homeowners – Time Head-and-Shoulders Portends Market Double-Dip – Barron’s Bad Economic News Sets Up a Market ‘Fix’ – New York Post Fed’s Message to Savers: Drop Dead – American Spectator Smart Arguments for Raising Interest Rates – BusinessWeek [...]



Commodity News Digest – July 30, 2010

By Paul Nowak • Jul 30th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

U.S. Economy Decelerating as GDP Growth Slows – MarketWatch Falling Yields Spark Busy July – Bloomberg Soybeans Rally to 12-Week High – Bloomberg Arabica Coffee Rises to 12-Year High – Bloomberg Crude Oil Rallies After Dropping on U.S. Economic Report – Bloomberg Bernanke’s Bottom Line – Wall Street Journal Copper Prices Have Biggest Monthly Gain [...]



Commodity News Digest – July 16, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jul 16th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest, Webinars

Consumer Prices Drop, Sentiment Sours – Reuters Euro Falls From 2-Month High After Breaking $1.300 – Reuters U.S. Copper Ends at 2-Wk Low as Double-Dip Fears Bite – Reuters Crude Settles Nearly 1% Lower as Consumer Sentiment Drops – MarketWatch Gold Slides 1.7%, Lowest Closing Level Since May – MarketWatch Cocoa Prices Rise to 10-Week [...]



Commodity News Digest – July 15, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jul 15th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Jobless Claims Fall, Manufacturing Stumbles – Reuters Oil Falls Below $77 After Weak U.S. Econ Data – Reuters Dollar Slides on U.S. Growth Worries, Euro Squeeze – Reuters BP: No Oil Leaking Into Gulf From Busted Well – AP/Yahoo News Wheat Prices Soar Amid Questions About Global Crop – AP/Yahoo Finance Commodity Shipping Has Longest [...]



Commodity News Digest – July 14, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jul 14th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Fed: Should Consider More Easing if Outlook Worsens – Reuters Oil Eases to $77 After Mixed U.S. Supply Report – Reuters U.S. Copper Ends Down on Econ View, Eyes China Data – Reuters Gold Futures Settle Lower on Weaker Dollar; Silver Rises – MarketWatch Second-Quarter Growth Looking Softer – MarketWatch The Insiders’ Favorite Gold Mine [...]



Commodity News Digest – July 13, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jul 13th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Commodities Gain as Risk Appetite Returns – AP/Yahoo Finance Federal Deficit Tops $1 Trillion Through June – AP/Yahoo Finance Get Ready for Cataclysmic Market Crash! (Or Maybe Not) – WSJ/Yahoo Finance Gold Futures Rise to Highest Price in Nearly Two Weeks – MarketWatch Oil Rallies Nearly 3%, Closes at its Highest Level in Two Weeks [...]



Commodity News Digest – July 12, 2010

By Paul Nowak • Jul 12th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

The Great Recession’s Stranglehold – Washington Post What Canada Can Teach Us About Growth – Los Angeles Times Are We Talking Ourselves Into a Double-Dip? – Minyanville The Right Way to Own Gold – Forbes Traders Keep Hands in History – Wall Street Journal Short Selling Isn’t Riskier Than Other Trading, Bank Group Says – [...]



Commodity News Digest – July 9, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jul 9th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Crude Oil Futures Top $76, Gain 5.5% on Week – MarketWatch Gold Settles 1.2% Higher, Ekes Out Small Weekly Advance – MarketWatch Steelmakers Brace for Weaker Demand and Prices – MarketWatch Canada Adds 93,000 Jobs in June – The Globe and Mail IMM Currency Speculators Trim U.S. Dollar Bets: CFTC – Reuters U.S. Natgas Rig [...]