Silver Jan '26 (SIF26)
Silver Futures Market News and Commentary
The dollar index (DXY00) tumbled to a 2.5-month low on Wednesday and finished down by -0.80%. The dollar retreated on Wednesday after the US Treasury boosted liquidity and announced plans to increase buybacks of long-dated bonds. Lower T-note yields on Wednesday also weakened the dollar‘s interest rate differentials.
The US Treasury announced on Wednesday that it will at least double the maximum size of its liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon sizes to at least $4 billion per operation, effective September 9.
Wednesday’s minutes of the July 28-29 FOMC meeting were slightly hawkish and dollar supportive as many Fed officials indicated that policy tightening would be necessary if inflation didn't decline. The minutes showed participants' inflation outlooks were "highly uncertain," and re re-escalation of the Iran war "clouded the inflation outlook." Officials described the labor market as stable, with labor demand and supply in balance.... Read more
Barchart · Wed Aug 19, 5:52PM CDT
Like a dealer buying his own stash, the Treasury is propping up the market for long-dated bonds – and it won’t end well.
Barchart · Wed Aug 19, 2:36PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) tumbled to a 2.5-month low on Wednesday and finished down by -0.80%. The dollar retreated on Wednesday after the US Treasury...
Barchart · Wed Aug 19, 9:35AM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) tumbled to a 2.5-month low today and is down by -0.76%. The dollar retreated today after the US Treasury boosted liquidity and...
Barchart · Wed Aug 19, 6:38AM CDT
Another Watson Wednesday for the Commodity Complex with world War drums growing louder in the distance.
Blue Line Futures · Wed Aug 19, 6:10AM CDT
Dive into today's market action with the Blue Line Futures Metals Minute! (Episode 726)
Barchart · Tue Aug 18, 2:43PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.10% on Tuesday. The weakness in stocks on Tuesday increased demand for dollar liquidity. Also, Tuesday’s rally...
Barchart · 18 minutes ago
Take-Two Interactive has underperformed the broader market over the past year, yet analysts remain highly bullish about the stock’s prospects.
Barchart · 1 hour ago
IBM may be twice Accenture’s size, but stronger financials, valuation, and dividends make Accenture the better pick for income investors.
Barchart · Thu Aug 20, 2:18AM CDT
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has raced ahead of the market, while analysts continue to give the stock a decidedly optimistic outlook.
Barchart · Wed Aug 19, 10:32PM CDT
Textron stock has underperformed the broader market over the past year, while analysts remain moderately bullish about its prospects.
Barchart · Wed Aug 19, 6:30PM CDT
Cboe Global Markets raised its quarterly dividend by 19% to $0.86 per share on Aug. 13, marking the 16th consecutive year of increases, supported by strong...
Barchart · Wed Aug 19, 5:52PM CDT
Like a dealer buying his own stash, the Treasury is propping up the market for long-dated bonds – and it won’t end well.
Barchart · Wed Aug 19, 5:16PM CDT
The wheat complex rallied across the three exchanges on the midweek session. Chicago SRW contracts was up 10 to 16 1/4 cents across most contracts. KC...
Barchart · Wed Aug 19, 5:16PM CDT
Soybeans closed out the Wednesday session with contracts up 11 ¼ to 21 ½ cents across most months. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was...