Commodity Prices

Gold •688 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	1,939.70	-25.10	-1.28%
WTI Crude •11 hours	96.60	+0.25	+0.26%
Gasoline •11 hours	3.454	+0.074	+2.20%
Ethanol •688 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •688 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 688 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 688 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 10 hours	103.54	+0.96	+0.94%
Natural Gas • 11 hours	2.907	-0.111	-3.68%
Heating Oil • 11 hours	3.888	+0.056	+1.47%

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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.