Recent BrewerFutures's Commentaries
Stocks Lower, Bonds Higher in Light...
Stock Indices are trading lower and Treasury Bonds are moving higher under thin trading conditions ahead of this morning’s U.S. GDP report.Economists estimate that the GDP report will show a gain of 1.6%. A higher number should be outright bullish for stocks. Things could get tricky if the repor...
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Stocks Lower, Bonds Higher in Light...
September 30, 2010 Stock Indices are trading lower and Treasury Bonds are moving higher under thin trading conditions ahead of this morning’s U.S. GDP report. Economists estimate that the GDP report will show a gain of 1.6%. A higher number should be outright bullish for stocks. Things could get ...
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U.S. Stock Flat, Dollar Weaker Overnight
U.S. equity markets are trading flat to lower overnight amid concerns the markets have little strong economic news to use as a catalyst to launch them higher. The U.S. Dollar is also trading weaker, driven down by a stronger Euro and Japanese Yen on worries the U.S. economic outlook remains blea...
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U.S. Stock Flat, Dollar Weaker Overnight
September 29, 2010 U.S. equity markets are trading flat to lower overnight amid concerns the markets have little strong economic news to use as a catalyst to launch them higher. The U.S. Dollar is also trading weaker, driven down by a stronger Euro and Japanese Yen on worries the U.S. economic ou...
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Fundamental and Technical Factors Pressuring...
Falling demand for risky assets and a stronger Dollar, helped drive November Crude Oil lower overnight. Shortly before the opening, however, crude oil is still trading down but off its low after stocks recovered from earlier overnight weakness and a stronger Dollar.On Monday, crude oil picked u...
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Tags: futures | crude-oil | stocks
Fundamental and Technical Factors Pressuring...
September 28, 2010 Falling demand for risky assets and a stronger Dollar, helped drive November Crude Oil lower overnight. Shortly before the opening, however, crude oil is still trading down but off its low after stocks recovered from earlier overnight weakness and a stronger Dollar. On Monday, ...
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Lack of Major Reports Holding U.S. Equity...
The lack of major economic reports seems to be limiting movement to the upside in U.S. equity futures this morning. Absent today is the driving force which helped boost prices higher on Friday. We could be looking at a slow start to the week since the final reading of U.S. GDP on Thursday is li...
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Tags: futures | stocks | gold
Lack of Major Reports Holding U.S. Equity...
September 27, 2010 The lack of major economic reports seems to be limiting movement to the upside in U.S. equity futures this morning. Absent today is the driving force which helped boost prices higher on Friday. We could be looking at a slow start to the week since the final reading of U.S. GDP...
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Yen Falls on Possible Japanese Central Bank...
The December Japanese Yen fell sharply overnight on speculation that Japanese authorities might have intervened again in the foreign exchange markets. Although Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko declined to comment on whether authorities intervened, Yen market players feel the Bank of Japan w...
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Yen Falls on Possible Japanese Central Bank...
September 24, 2010 The December Japanese Yen fell sharply overnight on speculation that Japanese authorities might have intervened again in the foreign exchange markets. Although Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko declined to comment on whether authorities intervened, Yen market players feel t...
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Bad Economic Data from Europe Sinks Stocks
Stocks weakened overnight after a report said Europe’s services and manufacturing industries weakened for a second month, igniting concern the region’s economic recovery might lose steam.U.S. equities haven’t been the same since the Federal Reserve warned on Tuesday of a weakening economy in its...
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Tags: futures | stocks | crude-oil
Bad Economic Data from Europe Sinks Stocks
September 23, 2010 Stocks weakened overnight after a report said Europe’s services and manufacturing industries weakened for a second month, igniting concern the region’s economic recovery might lose steam. U.S. equities haven’t been the same since the Federal Reserve warned on Tuesday of a weake...
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T-Bond Traders Guess Right as Fed Hints at...
Treasury Bonds are called firmer and stocks are slightly lower, while gold continues to soar amid heavy selling pressure against the U.S. Dollar. The Fed gave T-Bond traders the green light yesterday to resume their buying spree while stock traders are acting as if equities are overvalued. Decem...
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Tags: futures | bonds | euro
T-Bond Traders Guess Right as Fed Hints at...
September 22, 2010 Treasury Bonds are called firmer and stocks are slightly lower, while gold continues to soar amid heavy selling pressure against the U.S. Dollar. The Fed gave T-Bond traders the green light yesterday to resume their buying spree while stock traders are acting as if equities are...
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Stocks Trading Flat Ahead of U.S. Housing...
U.S. equity futures markets have firmed a little since last night, but are still trading slightly lower a little more than three hours ahead of the day session opening.On traders’ minds this morning is a U.S. housing report which is expected to show the market remains fragile, a sign that the ec...
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