Futures Suffer Worst Week In A Month Despite Dollar Fall; More Data On Tap
Posted on March 12, 2010 at 18:17 PM EST
Commodities ended their worst week in a month as mixed signals on the economy brought prices broadly down for a fifth straight session Friday, prompting investors to wait for more crucial data. Housing, industrial output and inflation data for February are due this week. Mixed numbers for consumer sentiment in early March and retail sales numbers for last month hurt prices in oil, gold and a few agricultural markets Friday. Investors also worried