Quant Report for 2010-05-18

Updated 5:30am EST - Global equity markets are all trending higher. US equity futures are slightly up ahead of the US open. Gold is finally retreating from recent highs while crude is rebounding to about the $72/barrel level. The British pound and Australian dollar are the weakest currencies so far today. Housing data along with PPI will be released out of the US at 8:30am EST.