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Gold •267 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	991.50	-9.10	-0.91%
WTI Crude •10 mins	69.52	-0.40	-0.57%
Gasoline •10 mins	2.239	-0.008	-0.35%
Ethanol •267 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •267 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 267 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 267 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 10 mins	73.65	-0.38	-0.51%
Natural Gas • 10 mins	3.927	+0.002	+0.05%
Heating Oil • 11 mins	2.266	-0.019	-0.84%

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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.