L.A. Times - Personal Finance:
Third-quarter purchases of the precious metal were down 34% from the same period a year ago. Gold remains in a powerful bull market as mea (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
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On November 17, 2009, eight federal regulatory agencies released their final model privacy notice form that is intended to make it easier for consumers to understand how financial institutions collect and share information ab (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Federal securities and futures regulators struck a deal that could pave the way for Eurex to offer U.S. investors access to its VDAX-NEW volatility index, a European measure of investor anxiety. (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Crude-oil futures declined 1% as U.S. equities faltered, reviving concerns about the pace of economic recovery and oil demand. (Read More)
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page:
Apart from giving the euro a slap in the face (see our earlier FX commentary), Jean Claude Trichet’s remarks about wrapping up the cheap loans awarded to the European banking system a year ago tempered the recent rally in Eur (Read More)
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Matthew Bradbard submits: Crude was lower on the day and looks to close about where we started the week. We are still anticipating further downside and see mild support at $76 followed by $74 on the January contract. Two posi (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude futures fell Friday for a second session, reducing their weekly gains as a rebounding dollar and weaker stock markets continued to weigh on commodities trading. Crude for December delivery, whi (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures rose Friday for a sixth straight session to a new record high, marking their third weekly gain, as continued worries over a weaker dollar and global inflation encouraged investors to buy (Read More)
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Calafia Beach Pundit submits: This post is a follow up to my post from Thursday on TIPS valuations. The purpose of this chart is to show that real yields on TIPS are largely determined/driven by changing expectations for Fed (Read More)
FT Alphaville:
Here's a Friday mystery. Presenting December ICE dollar index futures as traded on November 20:So what could that peculiar spike be down to?We're not sure. As MarketWatch reports, the exchange is at least on to it:LONDON (Ma (Read More)
Submitted by magitam
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How can a firm that never loses money be so totally wrong?Just this Monday, Goldman Sachs helped to gap the markets higher at the open in low-volume futures trading with the following pronouncement: "Goldman Sachs resumes cov (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oil and gas stocks opened modestly lower across the board Friday, following crude oil prices and the broader stock market as they extended the previous session's declines. The NYSE Arca Oil and (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Gold futures turn modestly lower as a stronger dollar reduces the investment appeal of the metal, which nonetheless stays on track to end with a third straight week of gains.
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Wall Street Journal:
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures turns slightly lower Friday, as a stronger U.S. dollar pressured dollar-denominated gold prices. December gold futures lost 0.3% to $1,139.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New Yo (Read More)
TraderFeed:
In overnight trade we've broken below yesterday's lows in both the ES (top chart) and euro (bottom chart) futures. In a valid breakout, we should not re-enter the prior trading range with any meaningful volume. This morning (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. stock futures pointed to a somewhat weaker start, hurt by Dell's worse-than-forecast profit drop and as traders move toward safer securities. (Read More)
USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories:
Stocks are set to continue their slide when the market opens Friday as the dollar strengthens further, and after a week of mixed ...
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MarketWatch.com - Top Stories:
U.S. stock futures on Friday point to a weaker start, hurt by Dell’s worse-than-forecast profit drop as traders move toward safer securities like bonds.
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