Released on 5/12/2011 8:30:00 AM For Apr, 2011 Prior Consensus Consensus Range Actual Retail Sales – M/M change 0.4 % 0.6 % 0.2 % to 1.2 % 0.5 % Retail Sales less autos – M/M change 0.8 % 0.6 % 0.2 % to 1.5 % 0.6 % Retail sales in April gained 0.5 percent, following a revised 0.9 percent increase in March. March was revised upward significantly from… read more
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Grain Called Lower After Report – Futures Trading, Commodity Trading, Futures Brokers, Futures Trading Brokerage
Soybeans called 15-20 cents lower USDA’s May supply/demand report. USDA 2010/11 U.S. soybean ending stocks at 170 million bushels, above an average of analysts’ estimates for 137 million, and 2011/12 ending stocks at 160 million, below an average of analysts’ estimates for 167 million. Wheat called 10-15 cents lower The U.S. Agriculture Department 2011 U.S.… read more
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Released on 5/10/2011 8:55:00 AM For wk5/7, 2011 Prior Actual Store Sales Y/Y change 5.5 % 4.7 Redbook’s sales rate for the May 7 down from 5.5% to 4.7% but isn’t down by much compared to the very long prior trend of between two and four percent. Redbook says most retailer met or exceeded plan in… read more
Opening Grain Calls- Futures News, Futures Trading, Futures Broker, Commodity News, Commodity Trading, Commodities Broker
Soybeans 2 to 3 cents lower Corn 10 to 11 cents lower Wheat 1 to 2 cents higher Grains seeing a little pressure from lower crude prices… read more
Employment Situation Report May 6, 2011 – Futures Trading, Commodity Trading, Commodity Futures Trading, Futures trading news, Commodity trading news, Trading news, Futures Trading brokerage, Commodity Trading Brokerage, Unemployment, Nonfarm payrolls, private payrolls
Prior Consensus Consensus Range Actual Nonfarm Payrolls – M/M change 216,000 185,000 140,000 to 325,000 244,00 Unemployment Rate – Level 8.8 % 8.8 % 8.6 % to 8.9 % 9.0 % Average Hourly Earnings – M/M change 0.0 % 0.2 % 0.1 % to 0.2 % 0.1 % Av Workweek – All Employees 34.3 hrs 34.3 hrs 34.3 hrs to 34.3 hrs 34.3 hrs Private Payrolls – M/M change 230,000 200,000 165,000 to 350,000 268,000 Nonfarm payroll in April grew… read more
Grains Called Lower On Opening-Futures News,Futures Trading, Futures Broker, Commodities News, Commodities Trading, Commodities Broker
Wheat 9-10 cents lower Corn 5-7 cents lower Soybeans 11-12 cents lower… read more
Jobless Claims Increase by 43,000 jobs for May 5, 2011 – Futures Trading, Commodity Trading, Futures trading Brokerage firm, Unemployment, Trading news, Trading, Swing Trading, Commodity Futures Trading
Based on the revised numbers of 431,000 from the previous report Jobless Claims Increased by 43,000 jobs reaching the highest level in 8 months: 474,000 Prior Consensus Consensus Range Actual New Claims – Level 429 K 410 K 400 K to 450 K 474 K… read more
ECB Announcement May 5, 2011 – Futures Trading, Europe, Commodity Trading, Trading news, Economic News, Futures Trading Brokerage Firm, Commodity Futures Trading Brokerage Firm
Prior Consensus Actual Change +25 bp 0 bp 0 bp Level 1.25 % 1.25 % 1.25 % European Central Banks left the interest Rate unchanged at 1.25%. The ECB also left its deposit rate and marginal rates at 0.5% and 2.0% correspondingly.… read more
BOE Announcement-Futures news, Futures Trading, Economic News, Trading News, Commodity news, Commodity Trading, Futures Brokerage, Commodity Brokerage
Released on 5/5/2011 7:00:00 AM Prior Consensus Actual change 0 bp 0 bp 0 bp Level 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.5 % Highlights Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee left its key interest rate at 0.5 percent unchanged… read more
Monster Employment Index May 5, 2011 – Futures Trading, Commodity Trading, Trading, trading news, economic news, futures trading brokerage, commodity trading brokerage firm
Monster Worldwide Inc. says that the labor market is improving and that based on there measurement of online-recruiting volume jumped 12 points in April to 145 Prior Actual Monster Employment Index 136 145 … read more