Breaking News Federal Reserve Vice-Chair Yellen, said today the Federal Reserve has room to provide further accommodation and highlighted that there are substantial risks to the U.S. economic outlook.
Based on our regular economic and monetary analyses, we decided to keep the key ECB interest rates unchanged. While inflation rates are likely to stay above 2% for the remainder of 2012, over the policy-relevant horizon we expect price developments to remain in line with price stability. Consistent with this picture, the underlying pace of monetary expansion remains subdued. Inflation expectations for the euro area economy continue to be firmly anchored in line with our aim of maintaining inflation rates below, but close to, 2% over the medium term
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Break News -Chesapeake Energy’s (CHK, [stock CHK]) board of director shakeup. Four directors resign and one retires. Allowing either Icahn or a Icahn representative to be named to the board. Chesapeake Energy’s CEO McClendon will remain the companies CEO.
Gold was sharply higher at the close of trade this week with the precious metal surging 3.87% to close at $1622.75 in New York. The rally marks the largest single week advance since the week ending January 27th when prices soared by more than 4.4% as it approached the $1740 level
Global Dairy Products Report
140,000 United States producers and will visit 42,000 tracts of farm land to collect information. One of USDA’s largest survey efforts, the responses will provide the foundation for estimates in the upcoming growing year. With both data collection and data release taking place over a span of only four weeks, the results will be available beginning on June 29 in the Acreage and other reports. Farmers should watch for their survey and be sure to respond. Your information matters!
The iShares Silver Trust (SLV, [stock SLV]) is hovering around strong support at the $25.40 level.
In our new feature, “Small-Cap Corner,” we’ll be taking a look at both popular names and hidden gems from the small-cap and micro-cap universes. Today, we’re starting with a micro-cap play from the oil services arena, a group dominated by large-caps such as Schlumberger (SLB [stock SLB]) and
U.S. markets dropped more than 1% today as the euro fell off a cliff hitting a 2 year low until the afternoon when the euro regained its footing sending the U.S. dollar lower and equities higher.
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