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Dow Jones & Nasdaq Rise –

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 86.63 to close at 16,535.37.  The Nasdaq also increased and added 29.14 to close at 4,103.54. To view the Wall Street Journal market Data, please click here: http://markets.wsj.com/ Jim Sutliff  

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Gold & Silver Increase –

Gold and silver increased after confidence rose following a European Union summit.  European Union leaders agreed to work at lowering the borrowing costs for Italy and Spain.  Gold rose 3% and settled slightly below $1,600 an ounce.  Silver increased by more … Continue reading

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Euro & Oil Rise –

The Euro climbed in trading on Monday and rebounded from lows reached on Friday.  The rally may be brief and the Euro could come under more pressure before the end of the summer.  Oil also rose on Monday with Brent crude … Continue reading

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Treasury Yields Shift On EU Agreement –

Treasury yields rose on the recent European Union agreement for Spain and Italy.  Treasury yields were trading late last week at slightly under 1.65%.  However, Treasury yields may reverse in the near term as investors evaluate economic conditions in the … Continue reading

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Euro Plan Sends Oil Higher –

European leaders announced plans to address the debt crisis and the news was well received by investors.  U.S. and European stocks rose and crude oil increased by over 9%.  Crude oil traded at almost 85$ a barrel on Friday which … Continue reading

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Euro Debt Crisis Drives Crude Oil Lower –

The European debt crisis continued to weigh on crude oil prices in Monday trading.  Crude oil prices fell below $79 ahead of a two day meeting of European Union leaders.  Oil also fell as Tropical Storm Debby showed signs of weakening.  Oil … Continue reading

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Spain Bond Yields Rise Above 7% –

Yields rose for Spanish bonds and traded above 7% on Monday.  The Euro also came under pressure and traded below $1.26 after rising in early trading.  The Euro also fell in trading against the Japanese Yen.  Election results in Greece worked … Continue reading

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Stocks Advance –

The Dow Jones Industrial Average came out of the gate strong and gained almost 100 points before pulling back in Monday morning trading.  Traders viewed European support for Spain banks positively and European markets were also higher.  Elections in Greece … Continue reading

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Crude Oil Closes Below $90 –

Crude oil fell slightly on Tuesday and closed below $90 a barrel.  Traders weighed European economic concerns and the possibility of rising levels of crude oil inventory.  The Euro was also trading lower against the U.S. Dollar. To read a related Wall Street … Continue reading

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Euro Declines –

The Euro declined more than 2% this week and traded below $1.25 on Friday.  The last time that the Euro traded at this level was July 2010.  Elections will be held in Greece on June 17th and the results are likely to have an impact on … Continue reading

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Euro Trades Lower –

The Euro traded at $1.2752 which is the lowest mark since January 18th.  The Euro has fallen in five of the last six trading sessions.  Ten year yields on Italian and Spanish debt rose to 6% in trading.  GDP in … Continue reading

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Elections May Rattle Currency Markets –

Elections in France and Greece may impact the Euro in the near term.  France elected Francois Hollande of the Socialist party by a slim margin over President Nicholas Sarkozy.  Hollande is not expected to support austerity measures.  Hollande is the first … Continue reading

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Euro Falls –

The Euro fell to almost $1.31 after indications that the economy for the Euro region contracted.  The Australian and Canadien dollars both declined against the U.S. Dollar.  In addition, the Norwegian Krone dropped 1.6 percent to 5.706. To read a related … Continue reading

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Gold & Silver Rally –

Gold hit a three month high rising $13.50 and settled at $1,788.40 an ounce.  Silver also rallied to settle at $37.14 an ounce which was an increase of 4.6%.  In addition, copper and platinum  increased with copper rising .8% to $3.91 a pound and … Continue reading

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Germany Votes For Greek Bailout –

Germany voted to support a second Greek bailout of approximately $174 billion.  The Finland parliament is expected to vote on the Greek bailout this week.  Also, European leaders will discuss the Euro zone bailout fund at their next meeting in … Continue reading

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