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| SPX 500 Futures | 1,646.45 | +1.20 | +0.07% | |||
| NQ 100 Futures | 2,991.80 | +3.30 | +0.11% | |||
| US 30 | 15,318.23 | +138.38 | +0.91% | |||
| DAX | 8,229.51 | +13.78 | +0.17% | |||
| FTSE 100 | 6,374.21 | +43.72 | +0.69% | |||
| Japan 225 | 13,007.28 | -25.84 | -0.2% | |||
| US Dollar Index | 80.80 | -0.01 | -0.01% |
| Gold | 1,367.45 | +0.55 | +0.04% | |||
| Silver | 21.620 | -0.057 | -0.26% | |||
| Copper | 3.158 | +0.005 | +0.15% | |||
| Crude Oil | 98.79 | +0.12 | +0.12% | |||
| Natural Gas | 3.913 | +0.002 | +0.04% | |||
| US Cotton No.2 | 86.96 | -2.04 | -2.29% | |||
| US Coffee C | 123.58 | +0.35 | +0.28% |
| Euro Bund | 143.36 | -0.28 | -0.19% | |||
| Euro BTP | 111.92 | -0.26 | -0.23% | |||
| Euro BOBL | 125.936 | -0.220 | -0.17% | |||
| UK Gilt | 114.76 | -0.49 | -0.43% | |||
| US 2 YR T-Note | 110.18 | +0.01 | +0.01% | |||
| US 10 YR T-Note | 129.17 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |||
| US 30 YR T-Bond | 139.49 | +0.04 | +0.03% |
| Central Banks | Interest Rates | Next Meeting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FED | 0.00%-0.25% | Jun 19, 2013 | |||
| ECB | 0.50% | Jul 04, 2013 | |||
| BOE | 0.50% | Jul 04, 2013 | |||
| SNB | 0.00% | Jun 20, 2013 | |||
| RBA | 2.75% | Jul 02, 2013 | |||
| BOC | 1.00% | Jul 17, 2013 | |||
| RBNZ | 2.50% | Jul 24, 2013 | |||
| BOJ | 0.10% | Jul 10, 2013 | |||
