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Dollar jumps on Bernanke’s Comments, Crude Oil’s Slump Continues, and Traders wait for Beige Book News later today

The Dollar Index jumped off  its lows this morning on news from our Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke last night.  In review of his speech many traders were surprised at his specific attention on Crude Oil Prices, Commodity Prices, and his specific point made about the Jobs in the US. Ultimately Bernanke confirmed that the Fed […]

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June 7, 2011

Trade the News Market Internals Update

***Looking Ahead*** – (PO) Portugal Apr Industrial Sales M/M: No est v 12.2% prior; Y/Y: No est v 8.5% prior – 11:00 (US) Fed to purchase $1-2B in TIPS – 11:30 (US) Treasury to sell 4-Week Bills – 12:00 (EU) EU President Van Rompuy meets Finland’s Halonen – 12:30 (US) Fed’s Lockhart speaks on Economy […]

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Crude Oil tumbles ahead of OPEC Meeting, Gold continues to rise on Global Economic fears and weak dollar

Crude Oil Futures continue to trade sluggishly lower this morning as traders appear to be sitting on the sidelines waiting for this week’s OPEC Meeting in Vienna on Thursday.  There are concerns that OPEC will be talking about increasing output quotas of crude oil, even as prices have been dropping on lack of demand.  If […]

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June 6, 2011

Trade the News Market Internals Update

***Looking Ahead*** – 11:00 (US) Fed to purchase $5-7B in Notes/Bonds – 11:30 (US) Treasury to sell $27B in 3-Month and $24B in 6-Month Bills – 12:00 (CA) ECB’s Trichet speaks in Montreal, Canada – 12:30 (BR) Brazil May Vehicle Sales: K v 289.2K prior; Vehicle Production: K v 280.1K prior; Vehicle Exports: Kt v […]

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