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Gold •546 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	2,070.00	-185.10	-8.21%
WTI Crude •6 hours	57.41	-0.54	-0.93%
Gasoline •6 hours	1.713	-0.021	-1.18%
Ethanol •546 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •546 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 546 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 546 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 16 hours	60.85	-0.48	-0.78%
Natural Gas • 6 hours	3.711	-0.261	-6.57%
Heating Oil • 6 hours	2.122	-0.035	-1.64%

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US Bond Market Situation

By Richard Shaw - Jun 21, 2010, 7:36 AM CDT

Bonds have had a great run, but are now facing the prospect of strong headwinds with expected rising interest rates, and growing risk appetite for equities.

Given the exceptional 2009 performance for bonds; the fact that interest rates are at historically very low levels; and the gradually improving national and global economies; it is reasonable to assume that bonds will not do as well in the next year as they did in the last year.