Copper Glitters
Mixed economic reports resulted in a shimmering day in
the Comex copper pit
Tame CPI Unleashes Wild Moves
Stock index and T-bond futures are in rally mode onoptimism that the Fed is free to aggressively cut interest rates at itsend-of-month meeting on monetary policy. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in as expected whilethe less volatile core rate (minus food and energy) actually fell a notch. Th
Financials, Chocolate And Pigs Fly
Tame inflation, African ports devoid of cocoa, and an announcement by
McDonalds
Cattle Bucks To New High
February live cattle
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Chocolate Delight
Cocoa (CCH1) exploded in a short-covering rally,
Industrial Might Hammers Pound
A second month of stronger-than-expected manufacturing results from the UnitedKingdom hammered British pound
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Still Kickin’
The economy is not as weak as everybody’s been saying, or
so imply economic
The German Machine
From thePullback From Highs List,euro FX futures
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Running Of The Bulls
February live cattle [LCG1|LCG1] powered higher for a third straight day
on expansion bars,
Fed’s Words Comfort Bonds
Comments from one of the Federal Reserves FOMC votingmembers, Cathy Minehan of Boston, that the economy will not skid intorecession this year is taking the steam out of T-bonds
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Energies In Overdrive
Energies power higher in one of the biggest one-day rallies of the
Coffee May Get A Break
Coffee
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