Prior Actual Store Sales Y/Y change 5.3 % 5.5 % Year on year same-sales rate rose to 5.5% in the April 30 week.… read more
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Coffee Rises to 14-Year High-Futures Trading, Commodity Trading, Trading news, Economic News, Futures and Commodity brokerage
Rainfall in Colombia; the world’s second-largest producer of arabica beans may hurt crops. Coffee plantations are being damaged by landslides and rains.… read more
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales May 3, 2011 – Futures Trading, Commodity Trading, Trading news, Economic News, Futures and Commodity brokerage
Prior Actual Store Sales – W/W change 0.4 % -0.8 % Store Sales – Y/Y 3.2 % 2.8 % ICSC-Goldman’s same store sales index dropped 0.8% in April 30 week; this slightly below the avg.… read more
Economic Calendar for Tomorrow May 3,2011 – Economic News, Futures Trading, Commodity Trading, Futures Trading brokerage, Commodity Futures Trading
Traders should be prepared for tomorrow’s economic reports: For Tuesday May3, 2011 Motor Vehicle Sales ICSC-Goldman Store Sales 7:45 AM ET Redbook 8:55 AM ET Factory Orders 10:00 AM ET 4-Week Bill Auction 11:30 AM ET 52-Week Bill Auction 11:30 AM ET… read more
Construction Spending May 2, 2011 -Futures Trading Brokerage, Futures Trading News, Commodity Futures Brokerage, Trading, trading news, Economic Calendar, Economic News
Prior Consensus Consensus Range Actual Construction Spending – M/M change -1.4 % 0.5 % -0.5 % to 1.0 % 1.4 % March showed a slight rise in the construction sector of the economy. Construction spending in March was 1.4% higher after February’s 2.4% drop. 1.4% in March was 0.5% higher than the expected median. March’s rise included a 2.6% boost in private… read more
Grains Opening Calls,Futures Trading Commodity Trading, Commodity futures trading, Trading news,
Grains called lower : Corn 4-7 cents : Wheat 2-4 cents : Soybeans 4-6 cents… read more
Personal Income and Outlays for April 29, 2011 – Futures Trading Brokerage Firm, Brokerage Firm, Futures Trading, Commodity Trading, Commodity Futures Trading, Swing Trading, Economic News
Their was a rise in the consumer sector from income growth in March. Prior Consensus Consensus Range Actual Personal Income – M/M change 0.3 % 0.4 % 0.2 % to 0.5 % 0.5 % Consumer Spending – M/M change 0.7 % 0.5 % 0.1 % to 0.7 % 0.6 % Core PCE price index – M/M change 0.2 % 0.1 % 0.1 % to 0.3 % 0.1 % *Personal income is defined as the… read more
Employment Cost Index for April 29, 2011 – Futures Trading Brokerage Firm, Brokerage Firm, Futures Trading, Commodity Trading, Commodity Futures Trading, Swing Trading, Economic News
Prior Actual ECI – Q/Q change 0.4 % 0.6 % ECI – Y/Y change 2.0 % 2.0 % The employment cost index measured total compensation costs which include wages and salaries and also benefits. Benefits include vacations, but the primary mover is health insurance premiums. * Measures the total amount of compensation cost; including wages,… read more
Economic Calendar for Tomorrow April 29, 2011 – Trading, Futures Trading, Economic News, Commodities, Commodity trading, Commodity Futures trading, Futures Options
Traders should be prepare Personal Income and Outlays 8:30 AM ET Employment Cost Index 8:30 AM ET Chicago PMI 9:45 AM ET Consumer Sentiment 9:55 AM ET Ben Bernanke Speaks 12:30 PM ET Farm Prices 3:00 PM ET… read more
First (1st) Quarter GDP April 28, 2011 – Economic News, Trading news, Futures Trading, Commodity Trading, Futures Trading News
First Quarter GDP showed to be on 1.8% annualized pace; this comes after a 3.1% 4th quarter last year. The expectation for the first quarter was a median projection of 2.0%. Obviously, this is was a disappointing number. Prior Consensus Consensus Range Actual Real GDP – Q/Q change – SAAR 3.1 % 2.0 % 1.5 % to 3.0 % 1.8 % GDP price… read more