July Nymex natural gas (NGN21 ) on Thursday closed up +0.085 (+2.55%). July nat-gas prices on Thursday extended this week's rally up to a 2-1/3 year nearest-futures high. Fund buying on Thursday...
August WTI crude oil (CLQ21 ) on Thursday closed up +0.22 (+0.30%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ21 ) closed up +1.01 (+0.44%). Aug crude oil and gasoline prices on Thursday shook off early losses and...
Plenty of industries boast big potential but far more fall short of delivering for investors on a long-term timeframe. With the rise of younger investors focusing on more than just stock charts, will the...
Since the financial crisis of '08, the United States government, with all of its resources, cranked up the printing presses and poured trillions of dollars into the economy, pumping it full of liquidity...
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU21 ) on Thursday closed down -25 (-1.06%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU21 ) closed down -10 (-0.62%). Cocoa prices on Thursday extended Wednesday's losses, with NY...
Sep arabica coffee (KCU21 ) on Thursday closed down -0.50 (-0.32%), and Sep ICE Robusta coffee (RMU21 ) closed up +27 (+1.66%). Coffee prices on Thursday settled mixed with robusta climbing to a 2-week...
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN21 ) on Thursday closed up +0.24 (+1.44%), and Aug London white sugar #5 (SWQ21 ) closed up +3.20 (+0.76%). Sugar prices on Thursday closed moderately higher, with NY sugar...
August gold (GCQ21) on Thursday closed down -6.70 (-0.38%), and July silver (SIN21) closed down -0.061 (-0.23%). Gold and silver prices on Thursday posted modest losses on a stronger dollar and a rally...
S&P 500 declined, but the risk-off move looks exaggerated, of base building before another upswing flavor – just as I wrote in yesterday‘s summary. VIX is trending down again, and the option traders...
A Florida-based federal judge just blocked the Biden administration's stimulus aid plan to help “socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers,” over concerns that the plan is discriminatory against...
Domestic wheat futures are trading in the red through midday. CBT prices are double digits weaker, with losses of 13 3/4 to 14 1/2 cents so far. KC HRW is down 7 1/2 to 12 1/4 cents. Spring wheat futures...
Front month live cattle futures are trading mixed to mostly lower, with losses of 12 to 62 cents. Dec and Feb are 2 to 27 cents in the black for midday. USDA mentioned higher grading cattle sold for $124-$126...
Midday soybean futures are trading 13 1/2 to 16 1/2 cents in the red. Soymeal prices are 1.4% to 1.6% in the red. BO futures are firm and mixed at midday, within 18 points of UNCH. USDA’s weekly Export...
Adding to the limit losses on Wednesday, lean hog futures are 7 cents to $3.92 in the red at midday. The deferred contracts are bouncing with gains of 15 to 25 cents so far. USDA’s National Average...
Front month corn futures were working lower this morning, but a bounce for midday has the board mixed. July is still down by 9 3/4 cents, but new crop prices are now into plus territory and 25 cents off...
Thursday cotton trading has futures 7 to 21 points in the red after gaining on Tuesday and Wednesday. FAS reported cotton’s export sales were 74,670 RBs during the week that ended June 17. That...
Price action over the next few days can provide clues to whether this market is entering a second buy phase or traders need to look for signs to sell rallies....
July Nymex natural gas (NGN21 ) this morning is up +0.049 (+1.47%). July nat-gas prices this morning extended this week's rally up to a 2-1/3 year nearest-futures high. Fund buying today propelled...
Financials: As of this writing (7:00am) Sept. Bonds are 4 higher overnight at 159’29 and up 1’21 for the week.10 Year Notes are up 1 overnight and 16 higher for the week at 132’07. 5 year Notes are...
