1. Bonds also fell, pushing yields to a seven-week high, on concern that signs of brisk retail sales may signal accelerating inflation. 2. Coffee rose to a three-month high on concern that dry weather in Colombia and Central America will reduce the size and quality of the coming harvests. 3. Coffee jumped to a three-month high on concern that dry weather in Colombia and Central America will reduce the size and quality of the coming harvests. 4. Cotton prices rose to a two-month high on concern stronger-than-expected export sales will leave little cotton available later this year. 5. Cotton jumped to a three-month high on concern that recent storms in Texas and the Southeast could damage fledgling crops. 6. Cotton surged to a two-month high on concern Hurricane Edouard could reach U.S. croplands and reduce the size and quality of the harvest. 7. Crude oil surged to a four-month high on concern that a one-day strike in Colombia next week could be extended indefinitely. 8. Crude oil surged to a four-month high on concern that a strike in Colombia next week could be extended indefinitely. 9. Cotton prices rose to a four-week high on concern a shrinking U.S. crop will leave stockpiles perilously low next year. 10. Heating oil prices rose to a five-week high on concern stockpiles are low as the heating season approaches. |