Silver Jul '19 (SIN19)
Silver Futures Market News and Commentary
The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.22% on Monday. The dollar gained on Monday on safe-haven demand after US Treasury Secretary Bessent unveiled US plans to isolate Iran’s economy. The weakness in stocks on Monday also boosted liquidity demand for the dollar.
Gains in the dollar were limited by Monday’s report from CNBC that said the Treasury could use the Treasury General Account, which had a balance of $935 billion on August 20, to fund expanded buybacks of higher-yielding, older government securities. Also, Monday’s decline in WTI crude oil by more than -2% lowered inflation expectations and is dovish for Fed policy.
The US July Chicago Fed national activity index fell -0.14 to -0.08, slightly stronger than expectations of -0.09.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments on Monday were supportive of the dollar after he announced the US will begin a campaign to sever Iran from the global economy, warning that any country doing business with Iran risks fa... Read more
Barchart · Mon Aug 24, 2:36PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.22% on Monday. The dollar gained on Monday on safe-haven demand after US Treasury Secretary Bessent unveiled US plans...
Barchart · Mon Aug 24, 1:22PM CDT
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Barchart · Mon Aug 24, 9:32AM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) is up by +0.17% today. The weakness in stocks today has boosted some liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, today’s report...
Blue Line Futures · Mon Aug 24, 6:10AM CDT
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Barchart · Mon Aug 24, 5:35AM CDT
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Barchart · Fri Aug 21, 2:34PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell by -0.02% on Friday, holding just above Thursday’s 3.25-month low. Strength in stocks on Friday reduced demand for dollar...
Barchart · 49 minutes ago
Soybeans were under pressure from bean oil on Monday, with contracts down 4 to 15 ½ cents across most months, led by the nearbys. The cmdtyView national...
Barchart · 49 minutes ago
Corn futures faded from the early session highs, but ended the Monday session with gains of 3 to 7 ¾ cents across most contracts. The CmdtyView national...
Barchart · 49 minutes ago
Cotton futures closed the Monday session with contracts up 21 to 54 points across most months. Crude oil was down $2.08 with the US dollar index $0.191...
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The wheat complex posted mostly weaker trade on Monday, with a few Chicago contracts higher. Chicago SRW contracts closed deferred contracts 1 ¼ cents...
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Lean hog futures were weaker at the Monday close, with contracts steady to 37 cents lower, as October was up 25 cents. USDA’s national base hog price...
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Barchart · Mon Aug 24, 3:38PM CDT
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.28% on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.26%, and the Nasdaq...