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Gold •530 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •20 mins	1,832.90	+17.00	+0.94%
WTI Crude •11 mins	56.09	-0.73	-1.28%
Gasoline •11 mins	1.717	-0.015	-0.86%
Ethanol •530 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •530 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 530 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 530 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 11 mins	59.84	-0.72	-1.19%
Natural Gas • 12 mins	3.910	-0.102	-2.54%
Heating Oil • 11 mins	2.163	-0.017	-0.79%

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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.