US Economic Concerns Undercut the Dollar
The dollar index (DXY00) Monday fell by -0.33%. Economic concerns weighed on the dollar after Monday's news that Feb US retail sales rose less than expected, and the Mar Empire…
The dollar index (DXY00) Monday fell by -0.33%. Economic concerns weighed on the dollar after Monday's news that Feb US retail sales rose less than expected, and the Mar Empire…
The dollar index (DXY00) Friday fell by -0.11% on reduced safe-haven demand as stocks rallied sharply on the improved prospects for passage of a US spending bill to avert a…
Soybeans settled the Friday session with 5 to 7 cent gains across most contracts, with March rolling off the board. May futures were down 9 cents this week, with new…
The wheat complex posted weaker trade on Friday across the three markets as March Rolled off the board. Chicago SRW was the weaker of the three, down 5 to 6…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +2.13%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.65%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +2.49%. March E-mini S&P…
April Nymex natural gas (NGJ25) on Friday closed down -0.007 (-0.17%).April nat-gas on Friday edged lower on the outlook for warmer US weather, which would curb heating demand for nat-gas.…
April WTI crude oil (CLJ25) on Friday closed up +0.63 (+0.95%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ25) closed up +0.156 (+0.73%).Crude oil prices on Friday closed moderately higher. Friday's weaker dollar…
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25) Friday closed down -0.06 (-0.31%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25) closed up +2.80 (+0.52%).NY sugar prices Friday fell from 2-week highs…
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25) Friday closed down -305 (-3.73%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25) closed down -259 (-4.08%).Cocoa prices Friday tumbled to 4-month lows on the outlook…
May arabica coffee (KCK25) on Friday closed down -8.50 (-2.20%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK25) closed down -131 (-2.37%).Coffee prices fell on Friday, with arabica posting a 2-week low.…
Soybeans are trading with contracts 4 to 10 cents higher at midday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is up 4 cents at $9.51 1/2. Soymeal futures are down $1.20/ton in…
Cotton futures are showing gains of 63 to 106 points at Friday’s midday. Crude oil futures are back up $0.70/barrel to provide some support, with the US dollar index down $0.120 so far…