Insights and Stories of Brian Wittal

Nov. 18, 2009 at 6:55 pm CST

Nov. 18 — Financial markets were quiet and ended down slightly even with the U.S. dollar falling. Gold was steady to up today, closing at $1,141 on December futures. The energy sector was mixed, with crude up marginally and natural gas down on the day. U.S. grain markets started the […]

By Brian Wittal

Nov. 17, 2009 at 7:33 pm CST

Nov. 17 –– Financial markets were quiet or down a little today as the U.S. dollar rallied back to regain what it lost yesterday. Gold was steady to unchanged on the day. The energy sector was steady, with crude up just slightly on the day. The U.S. grain markets were […]

By Brian Wittal

Nov. 16, 2009 at 5:52 pm CST

Nov. 16 — Financial markets showed some real strength today as gold pushed to new highs of $1,139. Reports that the U.S. will keep interest rates where they are helped the U.S. dollar  fall, and news out of Japan that its economy is recovering faster than first anticipated all helped […]

By Brian Wittal

Nov. 14, 2009 at 2:44 am CST

Nov. 13 — Markets overall fared a lot better than one would expect for a Friday the 13th. Financial markets regained some of Thursday’s losses and ended up with small gains week over week. The energy sector was down today and for the week, as reduced demand seems to be […]

By Brian Wittal

Nov. 12, 2009 at 5:34 pm CST

Nov. 12 — Financial and energy markets lost momentum and took some big losses on the day, largely due to profit-taking from the speculative side of the markets. Even with the negative tone from those outside markets, U.S. grain markets were led by solid gains in the beans today. The […]

By Brian Wittal