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North American Commodity Update Commodities - Energy Crude Squanders Early Rally on News China Had Dropped its Peg Crude Oil (LS NYMEX) -  $77.32  //  $0.14   //  0.18% The big news on the morning – that China had ended a two-year stint fixed rate regime – would not go unnoticed by oil traders. From ...

Asia Session Key Developments •    Stocks Rally Amid China’s Currency Reform •    MSCI Asia Pacific Index Posts Longest Winning Streak in 11 Months •    Gasoline Rises to its Highest Level in 6 Weeks •    Corn Rises to Highest in Three Months •    Gold Rallies to Post a Fresh Record High Asian Shares Rally as China Resumes ...

Asia Session Key Developments •    Copper Prices Rise for a Sixth Straight Day •    Gold Surges to the Highest Level in a Week •    Japanese Markets Rise to the Highest Level Since May 20th Asian Shares Track Wall Street Rally Amid Stronger than Expected Manufacturing Figures Japanese and Australian shares look to have pushed higher ...

North American Commodity Update Commodities - Energy Risk Appetite Finds Conviction, Drives Crude to a One-Month High Crude Oil (LS NYMEX) -  $75.80  //  $1.42   //  1.91% Risk appetite accelerated through Thursday’s active trading sessions; and naturally, the speculative appeal of crude would lead to impressive gains up through the active US session. Taking ...

U.S. Session Key Developments •    Economic Reports From China, Japan, and Australia Show Accelerating Growth •    Jobless Claims Report Mixed, Monthly Budget Deficit Less Than Anticipated •    Euro Rallies For Third Day Against Greenback Risk appetite had a strong revival in trading today, as encouraging economic reports from abroad boosted equities and pushed the ...

North American Commodity Update Commodities - Energy Risk Appetite Finds Conviction, Drives Crude to a One-Month High Crude Oil (LS NYMEX) -  $75.80  //  $1.42   //  1.91% Risk appetite accelerated through Thursday’s active trading sessions; and naturally, the speculative appeal of crude would lead to impressive gains up through the active US session. Taking ...

Asia Session Key Developments •    RBNZ Raises Rates for the First Time in 3 Years •    Japan’s GDP Expands Faster Than Expected •    Australia’s Job Growth Top Expectations Asian Shares Rally amid China’s Trade Surplus, RBNZ Rate Hike Asian stocks soared on Thursday as China’s trade surplus in May showed that exports leapt an ...

U.S. Session Key Developments •    Economic Reports From China, Japan, and Australia Show Accelerating Growth •    Jobless Claims Report Mixed, Monthly Budget Deficit Less Than Anticipated •    Euro Rallies For Third Day Against Greenback Risk appetite had a strong revival in trading today, as encouraging economic reports from abroad boosted equities and pushed the ...

U.S. Session Key Developments •    Federal Reserve Calls Growth in Many Regions "Modest" in Beige Book Release •    Crude Oil Closes Above $73 a Barrel, Gold Falls Below $1240 Level •    Euro Gains Against Greenback For a Second Day Going into the afternoon's trading, it appeared that U.S. equities were set to follow the ...

U.S. Session Key Developments •    Federal Reserve Calls Growth in Many Regions "Modest" in Beige Book Release •    Crude Oil Closes Above $73 a Barrel, Gold Falls Below $1240 Level •    Euro Gains Against Greenback For a Second Day Going into the afternoon's trading, it appeared that U.S. equities were set to follow the ...

Europe Session Key Developments •   European Equities Gain Across the Board •   Bernanke Testimony, China's Exports Drive Market Higher European Markets closed higher across the board, staging an impressive rally into the session’s close. After losing ground last week amid continued sovereign debt concerns, European equities were bolstered by an upbeat corporate report ...

Asia Session Key Developments •    RBA Rate Decision on Tap •    Australian Mortgage Approvals Decline for Seventh Straight Month Asia/Pacific Shares Mixed Amid Reports of Surging Exports, Lower Metal Prices Asian Shares were fairly mixed overnight after Reuters reported that exports, while metals prices pared yesterday’s advance after gold reached record levels as ...

Europe Session Key Developments •   European Equities Gain Across the Board •   Bernanke Testimony, China's Exports Drive Market Higher European Markets closed higher across the board, staging an impressive rally into the session’s close. After losing ground last week amid continued sovereign debt concerns, European equities were bolstered by an upbeat corporate report ...

North American Commodity Update Commodities - Energy A Recovery for Stocks and the Euro Offers Speculative Footing for a Crude Advance Crude Oil (LS NYMEX) -  $72.22  //  $0.78   //  1.09% Looking across the speculative markets Tuesday, risk appetite was visibly recovering the composure it had lost following the warnings of a Hungarian default ...

U.S. Session Key Developments •    NFIB Optimism Beats Expectations, IBD/TIPP Reading Disappoints •    Crude Oil Rallies Above $72, Gold Reaches Record $1250 Intraday •    Euro Rallies Against Greenback Following Three-Day Decline On a day in which stocks swung between gains and losses like a pendulum, the Dow Jones managed to close 123 points higher ...

The Swiss franc, which strengthened to a record 1.3746 francs per euro this morning, reversed sharply in recent trading on speculation that the Swiss National Bank intervened with the appreciating currency.  Many market participants believe that the central bank may have sold francs in order to fight off deflationary forces ...

U.S. Session Key Developments •    Goldman Sachs, Moody's, and Warren Buffet Receive Subpoenas From Commission •    Consumer Credit Unexpectedly Increases $1.0 Billion in April •    Euro Drops Below $1.19 Intraday U.S. stocks followed their Asian and European counterparts into the red, as investors remained bearish amid threatening fiscal deficits and high unemployment.  The S&P ...

North American Commodity Update Commodities - Energy Oil Traders Hesitant in Showing Confidence after Hungary Backtrack Crude Oil (LS NYMEX) -  $71.12  //  -$0.39   //  -0.55% Risk appetite and confidence in the performance of the global economic remained depressed through Monday’s session despite efforts to revive investor sentiment. For crude – which relies on ...

Asia Session Key Developments •    China Offers Auto Subsidies •    RBA Rate Decision on Tap Next Week Asian Shares Halt Yesterday’s Rally as Chinese Growth Remains a Significant Risk Asian Shares pared yesterday’s rally as the world’s two largest copper producers stated that China’s plans to curb growth will lower the demand for the ...

Asia Session Key Developments •    Japan’s Capital Spending Weakens for the 12th Straight Quarter •    Australian Exports Rise the Most in Three Decades •    Hong Kong’s PMI Index Weakens in May Asian Shares Pare Yesterday’s Decline, Tracking Wall Street’s Rally amid a Positive Economic Docket Asian shares pared yesterday’s decline as bourses in the ...