Quant Report for 2010-04-06

Updated 6am EST - European equity markets are all in positive territory. US equity futures are all down so far today. Gold and silver are a little lower on the session. Crude made fresh yearly highs yesterday, trading slightly lower today above the $86/barrel handle. Natural gas has shown recent strength after continuous weeks of steady declines. In the currency markets, the Canadian dollar is making fresh 2010 highs again. The commodity currencies are higher (Aussie and Cad) while the British pound is clearly the weakest against the majors. FOMC meeting minutes will be released at 2pm EST.