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Category Archives: Options & Futures
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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Crude Oil Rebounds Slightly –
Crude oil rebounded slightly in Tuesday trading after falling 4% on Monday. Manufacturing data from China helped to boost the price of crude oil which settled at $88.50 a barrel. Euro zone economies are still weighing on the market with Eurpoean manufacturing numbers … Continue reading →
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Euro & Oil Rise –
The Euro climbed in trading on Monday and rebounded from lows reached on Friday. The rally may be brief and the Euro could come under more pressure before the end of the summer. Oil also rose on Monday with Brent crude … Continue reading →
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Euro Plan Sends Oil Higher –
European leaders announced plans to address the debt crisis and the news was well received by investors. U.S. and European stocks rose and crude oil increased by over 9%. Crude oil traded at almost 85$ a barrel on Friday which … Continue reading →
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Brent Crude Rises –
A strike by Norwegian oil workers helped to drive Brent crude higher on Tuesday. Brent crude rose over $2 a barrel in London trading and settled over $93 a barrel. U.S. crude oil was only slightly higher in trading. The strike has … Continue reading →
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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OPEC Holds Output Steady –
OPEC has announced that the production ceiling will remain unchanged at 30 million barrels a day. OPEC output for the month of May was above the production ceiling at 31.75 million barrels a day. Global economic growth concerns were a contributing factor … Continue reading →
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Crude Oil Falls Below $83 –
Crude oil fell and hit an eight month low in trading on Wednesday. Crude oil settled at $82.62 a barrel after the Energy Information Administration indicated that crude oil fell 200,000 barrels last week. In addition, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will meet … Continue reading →
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Gold Tumbles –
Gold tumbled in trading on Thursday and fell $46.20 an ounce to $1,588. Silver and copper also fell in trading on Thursday. Gold rebounded slightly on Friday and increased $7.10 an ounce. To read a related Bloomberg Businessweek article, please … 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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Oil Closes Below $92 –
Crude oil fell in Tuesday trading to $91.66 a barrel. Recent elections in Europe and the possibility of a recession in the Euro zone are driving down prices. Gasoline prices were almost unchanged in trading. To read a related MSN article, … Continue reading →
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Natural Gas Inventory Rises –
Natural gas inventory exceeded analyst expectations and increased 61 billion cubic feet last week. The Energy Department indicated that natural gas inventory levels are at 2.667 trillion cubic feet. Inventory levels remain higher than the same time last year. To read … Continue reading →
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Yield Falls On Ten Year TIPS –
The yield on 10 year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) fell into negative territory for only the third time in history. A recent U.S. government sale of $13 billion in 10 year TIPS sold at a negative yield of 0.391%. … Continue reading →
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