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Market news to watch for 9/20/2010-9/24/2010

Five Stock Market Changers to Watch This Week Featured Story: Study: Americans $6.6 Trillion Short of What They Need for Retirement ________________________________________ • Interest rates: The Fed will announce benchmark U.S. interest rates on Tuesday (2:15 p.m.). The rate itself is likely to stay at virtually zero, but investors will watch language the committee uses… read more

Grain News and Opening Calls – Futures Broker

By Tom Polansek Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Wheat prices are poised to end a three-day losing streak on global weather worries and spillover support from a rally to nearly two-year highs in corn. Traders remain nervous about tight world supplies of wheat after a severe drought devastated Russia’s crop this summer and prompted… read more

PPI 9/16/2010 – Futures News, Futures Broker

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices rose slightly more than expected in August as energy prices recorded their first increase since March, government data showed on Thursday, calming fears of deflation for now. The Labor Department said the seasonally adjusted index for prices paid at the farm and factory gate increased 0.4 percent,… read more

Initial jobless Claims (9/16/2010) – Futures News, Futures Broker

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – U.S. claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, dropping to a two-month low, according a government report on Thursday that hinted at some stability in the labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 450,000, the lowest since the week ended July 10,… read more

Opening Grain Calls and News – Futures News

By Tom Polansek Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Soybean prices are poised to start higher Wednesday in an attempt to keep pace with a strong rally in the corn market. Soybean prices have felt spillover support from corn recently as corn has consistently set fresh 23-month highs on worries about disappointing U.S. yields. Soybeans… read more

Swing Trading Strategy – Is Copper ready to run? [chart]

December Copper – Copper resumed the longer-term bullish trend after ending the four-day corrective pullback into a projected reversal swing date. The pullback ended on the September 13th reversal/reaction day after the market found support at the 20-day EMA and lower parallel line before reversing and trading higher for the remainder of day. The market… read more

Grain News and Opening Calls – Futures Broker

WHEAT – Down 3 to 5 cents per bushel. Pressure from news Australia increased its forecast for wheat exports and Russian Prime Minister Putin repeated that Russia would not need to import grain. * Australia ups 2010/11 wheat export forecast 26 percent. * Russia has enough grain, no export until 2011 harvest-PM. * Dry conditions… read more

Grain Opening Calls – Future Broker

WHEAT – Up 8 to 10 cents per bushel. Support from active exports of U.S. wheat as global production declines. A weak dollar also lending support. * High Ukraine wheat prices prevent export to Russia. * Australia heads for biggest wheat crop in 5 years – ACF * Dry conditions continue to hamper winter wheat… read more

Crop Production – Futures News (9/10/2010)

CHICAGO, Sept 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday reduced its yield forecast for U.S. corn this year to 162.5 bushels per acre from its August estimate of 165.0 bushels after hot, dry weather last month hurt the crop. Traders and analysts polled by Reuters had expected the department to peg the average… read more

Crude Oil Inventories – Futures News

NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) – U.S crude oil inventories last week fell unexpectedly as refineries ramped up their utilization rates, a government report showed on Thursday. Distillate and gasoline stocks also fell in the week to Sept. 3, as distillate output slipped and total product demand over the last four weeks rose 0.7 percent… read more