Hedge-fund managers and other larger speculators reduced their bullish bets on commodities for the second week on the back of a stronger dollar, reduced risk of additional central bank stimulus and ...
Late last year, I wondered if the housing market was finally in a recovery mode.There was a modest case for thinking positively then, and there's been encouraging news so far in 2012. Will it last? ...
There has not been any meaningful follow through to the pre-weekend foreign currency rally and the euro, sterling and Swiss franc are consolidating in unremarkable activity at the upper end of ...
Speculative investors only made small changes to their net dollar exposure last week. According to the latest snapshot taken by the CFTC last Tuesday the net dollar position versus eight IMM currency ...
Key newsS&P500 gains as rising oil price supports the energy sector.Chinese home prices declined in February as the government programme to curb home prices continues.Italy’s Prime Minister ...
A new week, a new start.Seemingly at least, but if news over the weekend and Asian bourses' price action last night are anything to go by, then we’re likely in for a quiet start to the trading ...
The single currency pulled back facing resistance at 1.3485, which is 38,2% Fibbonaci correction of the downside movement from 1.4950 to 1.2626. If the down trend persists next major support is ...
Consumer sentiment in the U.S. showed an unexpected decrease in the month of March, according to a report released by Reuters and the University of Michigan on Friday. The report showed that the ...
US sentiment is on the rise, as markets are settling in to a steady upward pattern, although certain shocks should still be anticipated. Following several months of invigorating employment data in the...
March 19, 2012 23:47 ET : The Australian dollar slumped in Asia after officials at BHP Biliton lowered expectations for Chinese steel and said they are reconsidering Australian ...
Several words about the EUR/USD future.Resistance (daily close) : 1.3182, 1.3364, 1.3590 and 1.3778. After that 1.3958, 1.4186 and 1.4400. Break of the latter will give 1.4490, 1.4692 и 1.4884. Then ...
Consumer sentiment in the U.S. showed an unexpected decrease in the month of March, according to a report released by Reuters and the University of Michigan on Friday. The report showed that the ...
The VIX made use of every day allotted in its Master Cycle, and then one, to make the lowest close since April 2007. Today, in the final hour, it plunged to the bottom of its Ending Diagonal ...
The way things are with the bulls right now makes it tough for the bears to deal with. But honestly folks, there isn't much to add to what's been going on for some time now. The market has two great ...
MetLife (MET) should not have to undergo the stress tests that banks do. Banks borrow short and lend long; they are inherently unstable .Insurance companies generally match assets and liabilities, and...
If 15 months of rising core inflation did not a trend make, then surely one month of declining core inflation also does not. Nevertheless, with confirmation bias doubtless in play, the decline in ...
In response to a message board discussion on upcoming SQE, aka “sterilized quantitative easing” prospects:I can’t help but wonder if QE (and the coming prospect of SQE) are both more...
| SPX 500 Futures | 1,662.95 | -1.55 | -0.09% | |||
| NQ 100 Futures | 3,018.20 | -2.80 | -0.09% | |||
| US 30 | 15,332.00 | -18.97 | -0.12% | |||
| DAX | 8,417.80 | -38.03 | -0.45% | |||
| FTSE 100 | 6,758.30 | +2.67 | +0.04% | |||
| Japan 225 | 15,401.00 | +20.21 | +0.13% | |||
| US Dollar Index | 84.11 | +0.20 | +0.24% |
| Gold | 1,379.25 | -4.85 | -0.35% | |||
| Silver | 22.550 | -0.032 | -0.14% | |||
| Copper | 3.354 | -0.006 | -0.19% | |||
| Crude Oil | 96.71 | -0.23 | -0.23% | |||
| Natural Gas | 4.101 | +0.011 | +0.26% | |||
| US Cotton No.2 | 85.17 | -0.61 | -0.71% | |||
| US Coffee C | 135.25 | -0.60 | -0.44% |
| Euro Bund | 144.81 | -0.08 | -0.06% | |||
| Euro BTP | 116.34 | -0.13 | -0.11% | |||
| Euro BOBL | 126.516 | -0.040 | -0.03% | |||
| UK Gilt | 117.83 | +0.24 | +0.20% | |||
| US 2 YR T-Note | 110.26 | +0.01 | +0.01% | |||
| US 10 YR T-Note | 131.87 | +0.08 | +0.06% | |||
| US 30 YR T-Bond | 143.89 | +0.15 | +0.10% |
| Central Banks | Interest Rates | Next Meeting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FED | 0.00%-0.25% | Jun 19, 2013 | |||
| ECB | 0.50% | Jun 06, 2013 | |||
| BOE | 0.50% | Jun 06, 2013 | |||
| SNB | 0.00% | Jun 20, 2013 | |||
| RBA | 2.75% | Jun 04, 2013 | |||
| BOC | 1.00% | May 29, 2013 | |||
| RBNZ | 2.50% | Jun 12, 2013 | |||
| BOJ | 0.10% | May 22, 2013 | |||
