Commodity Prices

Gold •752 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	1,604.10	-4.70	-0.29%
WTI Crude •1 day	89.31	-2.88	-3.12%
Gasoline •1 day	3.396	-0.101	-2.87%
Ethanol •752 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •752 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 752 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 752 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 1 day	96.78	-3.91	-3.88%
Natural Gas • 1 day	2.871	-0.045	-1.54%
Heating Oil • 1 day	4.181	-0.161	-3.71%

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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.