ESRI downgrades house building, domestic growth forecasts
The Economic and Social Research Institute has downgraded its forecast for house building and growth in the domestic economy for this year. It is the second organisation to reduce its…
The Economic and Social Research Institute has downgraded its forecast for house building and growth in the domestic economy for this year. It is the second organisation to reduce its…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Friday closed up +0.52%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.00%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.39%. September E-mini S&P…
September arabica coffee (KCU25) Friday closed down -1.90 (-0.62%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25) closed down -4 (-0.11%).Coffee prices settled lower on Friday, with arabica coffee posting a 6-3/4…
The dollar index (DXY00) Friday rose by +0.22%. Positive trade news is bullish for the dollar as the US moves closer to trade deals with China and other trading partners. The…
August Nymex natural gas (NGQ25) on Friday closed sharply higher by +0.213 (+6.04%).Aug nat-gas prices on Friday rallied sharply in anticipation of hotter US weather boosting nat-gas demand from electricity…
The wheat complex was mixed across the three markets on Friday. Chicago SRW wheat was 3 to 4 cents higher on the day, with July falling back 43 cents this…
Corn futures closed the Friday session with gains of 6 to 8 cents in the front months as bears let off the gas into the weekend ahead of Monday’s USDA…
Soybean bulls fought back on Friday, with futures closing 5 to 8 cents higher on the session. July was down 40 ¼ cents this week, as November fell 36 cents.…
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24) Friday closed down -78 (-1.09%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24) closed up +7 (+0.13%).Cocoa prices Friday gave up an early advance and settled…
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25) Friday closed up +0.16 (+1.02%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25) closed up +6.80 (+1.42%).Sugar prices moved sharply higher Friday as short-covering…
Lean hog futures came back into the close after gapping lower at the open, as contracts closed 2 to 92 cents higher in the nearbys and down a quarter in October.…
I’ve heard that money doesn’t buy happiness. Maybe there’s a tinge of truth in this, but I can tell you that poverty buys misery. I say this from someone who…