Recap of 5.19.11

Economic Data

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/current.htm

	Prior	Prior Revised	Consensus	Consensus Range	Actual
New Claims - Level	434 K	438 K	425 K	410 K to 440 K	409 K
4-week Moving Average - Level	436.75 K	437.75 K			439.0 K

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43092522#43092522

	Prior	Prior Revised	Consensus	Consensus Range	Actual
Existing Home Sales - Level - SAAR	5.10 M	5.10 M	5.2 M	5.1 M to 5.4 M	5.05 M
Existing Home Sales - M/M Change	3.7 %				-0.8 %
Existing Home Sales - Yr/Yr Change	-6.3 %				-12.9 %

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/05/19/existing-home-sales-slip-0-8/

	Prior	Prior Revised	Consensus	Consensus Range	Actual
Leading Indicators - M/M change	0.4 %	0.7 %	0.0 %	-0.1 % to 0.4 %	-0.3 %

EIA Natural Gas Storage Data  

Total (05/13/11): 1,919 Bcf 

Total (05/06/11): 1,827 Bcf 

Change: 92 Bcf 

Year ago stocks: 2,154 Bcf

% diff to yr ago: -10.9 % 

5-year avg stocks: 1,955 Bcf

% dif to 5-yr avg: -1.8 % 

http://ir.eia.gov/ngs/ngs.html

Market Activity

Currencies+0.31%

MP +0.94% EC+0.61% AD+0.54% BP+0.46% CD+0.43%   JY+0.03% SF +0.03% USD-0.50%

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-18/goldman-lowers-dollar-forecasts-versus-euro-on-weak-u-s-growth-prospects.html

Indices+0.19%

YM+0.35% NQ+0.29% EW+0.18% ES+0.15% RJ+0.07%  

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110519-714610.html

Financials unch

ZF+0.09% ZN+0.06% ZU+0.05% ED+0.01% ZB-0.05%

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/39220a04-8214-11e0-a063-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1Mq3d12Ea

Grains unch

RR +0.84% RS+0.42% BO+0.28% SM+0.11% S unch C-0.20% W-0.61% O-0.82%

http://www.cmegroup.com/education/market-commentary/ag/2011/05/recap-corn_826.html

Softs-0.85%

LB+2.90% OJ+2.47% CC-0.53% KC-2.35% CT-2.63% SB-4.51%

Metals-0.88%

GC-0.16% SI-0.40% PL-0.61% PA-1.33% HG-1.45%

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110519-714682.html

http://video.ft.com/v/947537846001/Earthquake-and-euro-woes-hit-platinum           

Energies -1.08%

ZK +0.11% HO-0.27% RB -1.20% CL-1.55% NG-2.41%    

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/19/us-markets-oil-idUSL3E7G601S20110519

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/big-hurricanes-forecast-for-later-this-year-2011-05-19