Gold Feb '17 (GCG17)
Gold Futures Market News and Commentary
The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.27% on Thursday.  The dollar rallied on Thursday as better-than-expected US economic reports signaled economic strength and lifted T-note yields. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 10-week low, Jun retail sales rose as expected, and the Jul Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey jumped to a 4.5-year high. Also, Thursday's stock weakness boosted liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar rose to its high on Thursday amid hawkish comments from Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, who said they favored tighter Fed policy to bring down inflation.
US weekly initial unemployment claims unexpectedly fell -8,000 to a 10-week low of 208,000, showing a stronger labor market than expectations of an increase to 217,000.
US Jun retail sales rose +0.2% m/m, right on expectations. However, Jun retail sales ex-autos fell -0.2% m/m, weaker than expectations of -0.1% m/m.
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Barchart · Thu Jul 16, 2:35PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.27% on Thursday. The dollar rallied on Thursday as better-than-expected US economic reports signaled economic strength...
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The dollar index (DXY00 ) is up by +0.18% today. The dollar is moving higher today as better-than-expected US economic reports signal economic strength....
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The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell to a 3.5-week low on Wednesday and finished down by -0.46% today. The dollar retreated on Wednesday with T-note yields...
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Live cattle futures rounded out the Thursday session with contracts down $2.35 to $3.05. Cash trade started to pick up, with a few light northern sales...
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Corn rounded out Thursday trade with contracts down 4 to 6 cents across most contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 3/4 at...
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Soybean futures were weaker on Thursday, with contracts down 6 to 7 ¼ cents on the day. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down a penny...
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The wheat complex slipped back on Thursday, with contracts marginally lower. Chicago SRW contracts saw nearby losses of 1 to 3 cents on the day. KC HRW...
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Lean hog futures posted 20 to 60 cent gains in most contracts, with August down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.26 on...
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Cotton futures closed the Thursday session with losses of 223 to 287 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up a modest 14 cents per barrel, with the...
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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed down -0.51%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100...