A 2 pack of Marlboro cigarettes and a 12 oz. can of black coffee spotted somewhere in Japan. It retails for 640 yen (~$7)….

Graph included of Orange Juice Futures

Source: Daily Futures U.S. Economy The U.S. Labor Department said that jobless claims were down 14,000 last week to 442,000, less than expected. The U.S. Treasury sold $32 billion of 7-year T-notes at a median yield of 3.29% with a disappointing bid-to-cover ratio of 2.61. The June U.S. T-bonds closed down 26/32nds at 115.01/32nd, the [...]

Source: DailyFutures U.S. Economy The U.S. Labor Department said that jobless claims were up 11,000 last week to 444,000, more than expected. The March 2001 eurodollars closed up .065 at 98.475. The U.S. Commerce Department said that retail sales were down .3% in December, weaker than expected. They also said that inventories were up .4% [...]

Source: DailyFutures U.S. Economy The U.S. Treasury sold $10 billion of 10-year TIPS today at a yield of 1.30% with a bid to cover ratio of 2.65. The March U.S. T-bonds were down 9/32nds at 115.06/32nds. Grains and Cotton The USDA said that last week’s export inspections of: Corn totaled 20.6 million bushels, down 6% [...]

Source: DailyFutures U.S. Economy The U.S. Commerce Department said that retail sales were up 1.3% in November, much better than expected, and up 1.9% from a year ago. Sales in October were revised down, from a 1.4% gain to a 1.1% gain. The March 2011 eurodollars were down .055 at 98.41.   The University of [...]