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When you start learning to trade commodities you will find yourself seeing commodity futures trading in a completely new light. Whether it is in a particular sector such as coal or copper or maybe across the whole range of commodity markets, your knowledge of these trading products will grow. Many have heard the mention of the New York Mercantile Exchange and crude oil trading against the background of a growing energy security concern and how many factors influence prices. Consider also what are the driving forces of prices in gold, palladium and other precious metals, and why do sugar prices spike?

JPMorgan Chase once again proved that it has been one of the better-run banks during the financial crisis after reporting quarterly results that blew past Wall Street estimates.

The Bank of England left their benchmark rate unchanged at 0.50% as expected, but in an unusual statement following the non-action said that they would leave their asset purchase program at £125 billion.

Fundamental Headlines • Consumer Credit Fell Again in May – Wall Street Journal • IMF Boosts ‘10 Economic Outlook – Wall Street Journal • Financial power to shift to the east– Financial Times • Stocks, Metals Rise in Europe on China Car Sales, Alcoa Results; Yen Falls – Bloomberg • G-8 Says Global Economic Recovery Is Too Weak to Withdraw Stimulus Effort – Bloomberg EURUSD – The German Trade Balance surplus unexpectedly widened in June to 9.6B from 9.4B as imports fell 2.1% outpacing a small gain in exports. Final German CPI figures for May showed inflation at 0.1% which is on the verge of following the regional reading into negative territory.

The breakwater has finally given way for the yen crosses.

Cable extended losses in Asian trading, falling through the lows of July 6th of 1.6097 and triggering stops to trade to 1.6063. Bounces have been limited to 1.6105 with traders noting support at 1.6050 and talk of barrier option defense at 1.6000, the next key downside target

The UK economy shrank at the slowest pace in a year in the second quarter, losing -0.4% in the three months to June according to the NIESR Gross Domestic Product Estimate . In a statement accompanying the release, NIESR said that they estimate “the U.K

Last week, we opted to remain short the Australian Dollar having sold AUDUSD at 0.7896, noting a clear Three Inside Down bearish reversal pattern on a second attempt to test resistance at the June swing high.

Fundamental Headlines • Slump Makes Trade a Priority for G-8 – Wall Street Journal • ECB Says Slow Lending Hinders Recovery – Wall Street Journal • Manufacturing drop hits pound – Financial Times • Debt Burden Accelerates Global Power Shift as G-8 Countries Lose Influence – Bloomberg • U.S. Should Consider a Second Stimulus Package, Obama Adviser Tyson Says? – Bloomberg EURUSD – German factory orders in May rose 4.4% which shattered expectations of 0.5% and was the moist in almost two years.

The pace of GDP deterioration in the UK is easing, according to the Bank of England’s monthly Financial Stability Report released just minutes ago. In…