Silver Mar '13 (SIH13)
Silver Futures Market News and Commentary
The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.18% on Monday.  The dollar strengthened on Monday as escalation of hostilities between the US and Iran is boosting crude oil prices, which raises inflation expectations that could prompt the Fed to tighten monetary policy, a supportive factor for the dollar. The dollar also received some safe-haven support on Monday on signs of widening of the conflict in the Middle East after Houthi rebels said they will impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia in retaliation for what they say is the kingdom’s siege on the Yemeni capital. Â
Monday’s US economic news was slightly negative for the dollar after the Jun leading indicators fell -0.2% m/m, weaker than expectations of -0.1% m/m.
The US conducted a ninth straight day of airstrikes on Iran on Monday, bombing military targets and communications networks, and Iran retaliated by launching drones and missiles at US bases in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, and Iraq. The New York Times reported that th... Read more
Barchart · Mon Jul 20, 2:36PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.18% on Monday. The dollar strengthened on Monday as escalation of hostilities between the US and Iran is boosting...
Barchart · Mon Jul 20, 9:39AM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) is up by +0.17% today. The dollar is moving higher today as escalation of hostilities between the US and Iran is boosting crude...
Blue Line Futures · Mon Jul 20, 6:12AM CDT
Dive into today's market action with the Blue Line Futures Metals Minute! (Episode 704)
Barchart · Fri Jul 17, 2:36PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) finished little changed on Friday. The dollar found some support from Friday’s +4% jump in WTI crude oil prices, which raises...
Barchart · Fri Jul 17, 9:52AM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) is up by +0.03% today. The dollar found support from today's +3% jump in WTI crude oil prices, which raises inflation expectations...
Blue Line Futures · Fri Jul 17, 6:14AM CDT
Dive into today's market action with the Blue Line Futures Metals Minute! (Episode 703)
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Live cattle futures are closed the session with contracts $2.10 to $3.10 higher on Monday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked of this week with Monday compiling...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Lean hog futures were mixed on Monday, with front months down as much as 37 cents and other contracts up as much as $1.07. USDA’s national base hog price...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Corn futures closed the Monday session slipping back from the highs, rounding out trade with 2 to 5 ½ cent gains. The CmdtyView national average Cash...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Soybeans were in rally mode on Monday, with contracts posting 20 to 23 1/4 cent gains and other contracts 10 ¾ to 18 ¼ cents higher. The cmdtyView national...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
The wheat complex was mostly lower on Monday, with winter wheat falling and spring wheat holding up. Chicago SRW contracts were 4 1/4 to 8 3/4 cents in...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Cotton futures were up 9 to 37 points across most contracts on Monday. Crude oil was up another 65 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.209....
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The hardest part of building AI data centers is no longer the chips. Nvidia’s talks with Mitsubishi Heavy show the bottleneck was always power.
Barchart · Mon Jul 20, 4:15PM CDT
AMD shares popped today as Microsoft announced an expanded partnership with the chipmaker. Here’s what the deal really means for AMD stock in the back...