Parity At Sight
Lowest USD/EUR exchange rate in almost 4 years. Parity is at sight. Chart 1. Euro Index Daily Chart 2. Euro Index Monthly
Archive for May 14th, 2010
U.S. Industrial Production Rose 0.8% In April
U.S. industrial production rose 0.8% in April. The consensus was at 0.6%, March reading at 0.1%. Capacity utilization rose from 73.2% in March to 73.7%; the consensus was at 73.7%. Chart 1. U.S. Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
Retail Sales Up 0.4% In April
Retail sales rose 0.4% in March . The consensus was at 0.2%, March reading of 1.6%. Autos taken out, the figure was also 0.4%; the consensus was at 0.5%; prior reading at 0.6%. Chart 1. U.S. Retail sales
U.S. Natural Gas Weekly – 14 May 2010
Working gas in storage rose 94 Bcf from previous week. Well, the storage will probably be record full before the heating season. Chart 1. Natural Gas Futures Chart 2. Working Gas in Underground Storage Compared with 5 Year Average Chart 3. Natural Gas Futures Curve