Gold •171 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 936.40 | +12.90 | +1.40% | |
WTI Crude •1 day | 69.46 | +0.08 | +0.12% | |
Gasoline •1 day | 1.942 | +0.019 | +0.98% | |
Ethanol •172 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •171 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 171 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 171 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 1 day | 72.94 | +0.06 | +0.08% | ||
Natural Gas • 1 day | 3.748 | +0.164 | +4.58% | ||
Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.232 | -0.006 | -0.27% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
The bond market traded in a remarkably resilient fashion last week, until Friday again. The economic calendar was light and of no consequence, the Treasury…
Only one word is needed to characterize Friday's action in the long end of the Treasury market: UGLY - as in capital U, capital G,…
Trading was subdued in the bond market this past week ahead of the long weekend in the US. That however did not stop Treasury bonds…
Economic data does not seem to matter to the bond market anymore, bonds just keep flying off the shelves like they are going out of…
We had quite a week in bond land: a truckload of fresh economic data, the Fed raising rates as expected, but messing up and re-releasing…
Bonds just don't want to sell off. While shorter maturity issues were somewhat weaker on stronger than expected economic data, the long end of the…
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First quarter down, 3 to go. While US yields have increased considerably in the 5 year and under sector of the yield curve - as…
The FOMC raised another 'measured' 25 basis points for the 7th time in a row. While the higher rates were well advertised, the market seemed…
The bond market got killed again this past week. As per last week's comment, the market's inability to trade back down through 4.30% on the…
I must admit that this is the second time in a row that I missed a short term trading opportunity and it irritates me that…
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Well, now that the holidays are over, it is time to buckle down and start the fresh New Year on the right foot. I am…
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Interesting to note that what was advertised as a quiet US Thanksgiving week turned out to be official "back-paddle" week on a number of fronts…
Originally published November 22, 2004. Okay folks, the story is the following: next week is US Thanksgiving and after that there will be 3 weeks…