Commodity Prices

Gold •394 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	1,316.90	+17.80	+1.37%
WTI Crude •15 hours	67.33	-1.93	-2.79%
Gasoline •15 hours	2.119	-0.055	-2.54%
Ethanol •394 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •394 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 394 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 394 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 14 hours	69.67	-2.03	-2.83%
Natural Gas • 15 hours	3.083	-0.023	-0.74%
Heating Oil • 15 hours	2.300	-0.096	-4.01%

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Sovereign Credit Risks: Greek Insolvency and United States Debt Limit

By Richard Shaw - Jul 05, 2011, 6:32 AM CDT

Greece took legislative action and got an apparent short-term bailout relief from default risk last week. Stocks rose, oil and copper rose, while gold and U.S. Treasuries fell as European debt problems seemed to pose less risk to world economic growth.

Market reactions were strong and contra to recent weeks, with strong positive technical aspects. Consensus forecasts of the S&P 500 are above current levels. However, not all immediate Greek issues are resolved, and long-term issues are wide open.