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Today’s Economic Preview & Perspectives #Futures

U.S. retail sales expected to show another weak increase that will threaten Q1 GDP U.S. PPI expected to rise slightly but lag CPI and PCE deflator Business inventories expected to show a small decline  Fed Beige Book likely to show continued lackluster U.S....

Overnight News: #Metals, #Energy, Financials

Jun E-mini stock futures are up +7.00 points (+0.34%) and European stocks are up +0.37%.  A +0.50% rally in crude oil to a 2-1/2 week high and a +0.11% gain in gold to a 3-week high has lifted energy producers and mining stocks.  Stock gains were limited as...

Today’s Economic Preview & Perspectives #Futures

U.S. import prices are expected to snap their 8-month losing streak and put some upward pressure on the overall U.S. inflation statistics  3-year T-note auction to yield near 0.85% Inflation expectations continue to closely track crude oil prices but have also...

#Grain Update

Wheat plunges to lowest since early March on ramped up US HRW rain expectations, tech selling and continued slow pace of US wheat export sales (6/16 US wheat stocks likely revised higher than trade expects tomorrow). Corn dragged lower by strong wheat undertow as...

Overnight News: #Metals, #Energy, Financials

Jun E-mini stock futures are up +8.50 points (+0.42%) on a possible increase in M&A activity with Yahoo! Inc. up over 1% in pre-market trading after the parent of the UK’s Daily Mail said it is in talks with potential bidders for Yahoo.  European stocks...

Today’s Economic Preview & Perspectives #Futures

Weekly market focus U.S. Economic Surprise Index falls back into negative territory while market is looking ahead to very weak Q1 GDP figure in two weeks FOMC rate-hike expectations eased last week  Big week for Chinese economic data Q1 earnings season begins...

Updated Margin Requirements for 04/08/16

Contract * Last Move Spec Init Spec Mnt Sprd Init Sprd Mnt LN – LEAN HOG 02/26/16 $1320 $1200 $1045 à $950 à DK – CLASS IV MILK 01/08/16 $1100 à $1000 à $1925 È $1750 È 48 – LIVE CATTLE 10/08/15...
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