Export inspection estimates of U.S. grain and soybeans, in millions of bushels, are as follows: The U.S. Department of Agriculture was scheduled to issue its weekly export inspection data at 10 a.m. CDT (1500 GMT) on Monday.… read more
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EIA Natural Gas Report. Stocks Rise 92 billion – Economic news, Trading News, Commodity trading, Futures trading
Natural gas stocks rose 92 billion cubic ft. in the week of May 13th to 1,919 bcf.… read more
Leading Indicators indicate a pause in the economy – Economic News, Trading news, Futures Brokers
This report is a composite of ten economic indicators that are thought to lead the overall economy. According to the report the economy has slowed and the index of leading indicators dropped 0.3% in April; this comes after a 0.7% increase in March.… read more
Philly Fed Survey shows slowing in the Manufacturing Sector – Economic news, trading news, Futures Trading
This weeks Philly Fed Survey shows some slowing in the manufacturing sector. The general business conditions according to the survey declined to 3.9%. Although the month on month shows growth the numbers are still well below April’s 18.5 which indicates slowing. New orders and shipments both slowed while unfilled orders and inventories turned negative. There was… read more
Existing Home sales down 0.8% – Economic News, Trading news, Futures Brokers
April existing home sales were down 0.8% this month below the expected 5.05 million annual rate. This caused the year on year rate to move down to 12.9%. However, the median home price has moved up 2.4% to $163,700 with an average price of $214,000 for a 3.5% gain.… read more
Breaking News: Jobless Claims Fall by 29,000 claims – Economic News, Economic Reports, Trading news, Futures Trading
Jobless Claims for the week of May 14 fell by 29,ooo claims to 409,000 claims. Also the prior weeks report was revised down from 438,000 to 434,000. The expectation for this was an 11,000 claim drop; therefore expectations came in much better than anticipated. Since 2009 we have seen the job market gain some… read more
The Futures, Commodities and Currency Markets are mixed [Listen] – Trading Podcast, Futures Trading, Futures Brokers, Commodity Brokers
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MBA Purchase Applications – Housing Market, Housing News, Economic News,Trading news
Low interest gates gave a big boost of 13.2% to mortgage refinances; this makes for a 33% rise over the last 5 weeks. However, new mortgage applications were down 3.2% and there is still not as much buying demand to signal any kind of bottom at this point. The composite index came in at 7.8%… read more
Continued Support in the metals and Currencies [Listen] – Trading Podcast, Futures Trading, Commodities Trading, Futures Brokers
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Industrial Production : Economic News, Economic Reports, Economic Calendar, Trading News
Production came in at 0.0% Consensus was looking for 0.4% Prior was 0.8% Capacity Utilization Rate-Level came in at 76.9% Consensus was looking for 77.6% Prior was 77.4%… read more