Posts Tagged ‘economy’

Commodity News Digest – July 8, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jul 8th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Inflation Low, but Deflation? No – TheStreet.com/Yahoo Finance Mortgage Rates Drop to a New Low of 4.57 Percent – AP/Yahoo Finance Why the Gold Rush May not be Over – CNNMoney What’s a Double-Dip? No One Really Knows – Fortune Gold Inches Lower, Ends Below $1,200 on Ounce for Third Day – MarketWatch Dollar Falls [...]



Commodity News Digest – July 7, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jul 7th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Gold Inches up as Market Seen Oversold – MarketWatch The Euro’s Surprising Strength – MarketWatch API Shows Surprise Decline in Oil, Gas Stockpiles – MarketWatch Feds Ask Court to Reinstate Drilling Moratorium – AP/Yahoo Finance China Won’t Dump U.S. Treasuries or Pile Into Gold – Reuters La Nina Expected in Pacific This Year: WMO – [...]



Commodity News Digest – July 6, 2010

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jul 6th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Service Sector Grows More Slowly – Reuters Should Central Banks Now Sell Gold? – Reuters Strong Global Oil Output to Overshadow Rising Demand – Reuters Treasuries Showing 12% Chance of Double-Dip Recession – Bloomberg Copper Shortage Looms in 2011 For Macquarie, as Freeport Sees Supply Limits – Bloomberg European Cocoa Industry Launches Formal Complaint to [...]



Commodity News Digest – April 21, 2010

By Paul Nowak • Apr 21st, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

A V-Shaped Boom May Be Very Bad News – Asia Times Hope Rises for Real Financial Reform – Washington Post IMF Urges Strong Yuan – Business Week The Government’s Losing War on Finance – MarketWatch Goldman’s Charges Will Have No Market Impact – Minyanville America’s Least Capitalized Big Bank: The Fed – Real Time Economics [...]



Commodity News Digest – March 24, 2010

By Paul Nowak • Mar 24th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Copper Drops Most in a Week – Bloomberg Durable Goods Climb 0.5% – MarketWatch Hog Futures Drop as Rising Dollar May Curb Pork Demand – Bloomberg 10 Reasons Why this is Not a Bull Market – MarketWatch Soybeans, Wheat Decline as Dollar Surges – Bloomberg Whatever Happened to $2,000 Gold? – MSN Money Euro Drops [...]



Commodity News Digest – March 4, 2010

By Paul Nowak • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Pending Home Sales Unexpectedly Fall – Bloomberg Copper Extends Declines – Bloomberg Jobless Claims Fall to 469,000 – Business Week Retail Fared Better in February – Wall Street Journal M&A Activity Highest Since 2008 – CNBC Greece Starts 10-Yr Bond Sale – Bloomberg Greece’s Epic Battle Against Debt – CNBC Market Bubbles Might Not Be [...]



The Unemployment Picture (Video)

By Paul Nowak • Jan 12th, 2010 • Category: Broker Commentary, Webinars

Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn discusses the recent unemployment report and what it means for the economy. Richard also discusses the prospect of a jobless recovery and whether or not it could be sustainable. This video is part of our “Lind Market Recap” webinar series. Richard also presents a monthly webinar entitled “The Business of [...]



Investing in Canada’s Economic Growth (Video)

By Paul Nowak • Dec 15th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Webinars

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Aaron Fennell discusses the reasons behind Canada’s economic growth and what can done to invest in the country. This webinar is part of our weekly webinar series, “Futures Forum.”



The Unemployment Picture – Job Market Competition (City-by-City)

By Paul Nowak • Oct 21st, 2009 • Category: Market Updates

It’s no mystery that the job market has been in a slump. With unemployment hovering near 10 percent, the economy continues to suffer from the decrease in consumer spending. Although nationwide unemployment is near 10 percent, the unemployment rate differs city-to-city. Here’s an interesting breakdown of unemployment by city. Click the image below to see [...]



Commodity News Digest

By Paul Nowak • Sep 25th, 2009 • Category: Commodity News Digest

Copper Rises as Dollar Drop Boosts Demand – Bloomberg U.S. Consumer Sentiment Rises to Highest Level Since Jan. 2008 – CNBC Wheat Falls to Lowest Price Since 2007 – Bloomberg Sugar Futures Climb on Forecast of Shrinking Supplies – Bloomberg Durable Goods Orders Fall – Bloomberg Existing Home Sales Down 2.7% – RealClear Markets Will [...]