Productive Punch
A sharp rise in quarterly productivity in the US boosted
blue chips and took sent Dow futures
Productive Dollar Reigns
An exceptionally strong productivity showing by the USeconomy is bolstering the buck, taking dollar index futures
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Specs Burn Oil Patch
“Sold” was the word most commonly heard in the
pit as traders dumped
Naz Follows The Leader
Nasdaq 100 futures
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Cold Winter Heats Oils
Energies sprung higher Friday, fueled by a sluggish build
up of heating oil.
Heating Oil Fires Energy Rally
Depleted supplies and a sluggish build of stockpilesare fueling traders concern that there will be insufficient heating oil to warmNortheastern homes this winter. Tuesdays API report showed a sharp reduction inboth crude oil and distillates (heating oil) stores, providing the impetus for four con
Tech Futures Bomb, Then Expode
Nasdaq 100 futures opened limit down on
corporate performance concerns from major tech firms,
European Rate Move Reverberates Throughout Markets
The decision by the European Central Bank (ECB) to leave interest ratesunchanged is rippling through financial markets, effecting currencies, bonds,and metals. TheEuro FX
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Natural Gas Breathes Again
Newspaper headlines threatening “rolling brownouts”
Oil Drain = Crude Gain
The biggest drop in weekly inventories in six months is taking the energy market bysurprise and fueling a rally in crude oil, unleaded gasoline and heating oil. TheAmerican Petroleum Institute said crude reserves dropped by a whopping threemillion barrels, which has lead to an average 2% jump in fut
Manufacturing A Rally
A slight drop in US manufacturing activity is kickingT-bonds to the top of their recent range and lending a bullish slant to morepotential upside. The National Association of Purchasing Managements indexshowed manufacturing grew at a slower than expected pace in July rising 51.8.The number was unch
Last Gust For Gas?
The threat of a hurricane developing from a tropical
depression in the Gulf of Mexico