Plant closings pressure cattle
The current market selloff is largely driven by a misplaced fear of the new Fed Chair's unconventional approach. While Kevin Warsh's methods break the traditional paradigm, his ultimate goal of reducing...
July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) on Friday closed up +3.25 (+1.28%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) closed up +131 (+3.78%). Coffee prices on Friday extended Thursday’s rally amid concern that persistent...
Mother Nature at the Wheel
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday rose +0.50%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) rose +0.70%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) rose +0.64%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26...
Bearish Weather Being Priced in.
July Nymex natural gas (NGN26 ) on Friday rose +0.033 (+1.07%). Nat-gas prices on Friday rallied +1.07%, overcoming part of Thursday’s sharp sell-off of -3.08% that was sparked by news that EIA nat-gas...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) ended the day little changed on Friday. The dollar saw support from Friday’s +2.2 bp rise in the 10-year T-note yield, which supported the dollar’s interest rate differentials....
In my opinion, more indecision surfaced in this week's trading as traders kept fats within the two-day range of 6/4 & 6/5.
July WTI crude oil (CLN26 ) on Friday closed down -2.82 (-3.23%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN26 ) closed down -0.0516 (-1.66%). July WTI crude oil prices on Friday fell by -3.23%, adding to Thursday’s...