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Corn Slipping Back Early to Close Out April Trade
Corn is starting out the last trade day of April with 1 to 3 cent losses. Futures held on to gains on Wednesday, despite pulling off early highs. Most nearby contracts were fractionally to 2 ½ cents higher, with a few deferreds steady to fractionally lower. Open interest was up...
Read MoreCotton Rallying Hard Early on Thursday
Cotton price action is up 166 to 246 points early on Thursday. Futures saw bulls take some money off the table a day ahead of month end, with contracts down 8 to 65 points on Wednesday. The US dollar index was up $0.359 at $98.835. Crude oil was extending higher,...
Read MoreSoybeans Slipping Back After Hitting Fresh New Crop Highs Overnight
Soybeans are showing 3 to 5 cent losses on Thursday morning, pulling back from overnight strength, which saw November hit a new high for the move at $11.78. Futures rounded out the Wednesday trade with most contracts up 2 ¼ to 9 ¼ cents, led by the old crop contracts....
Read MoreWheat Feeling Month End Pressure on Thursday Morning
Wheat is showing early Thursday morning losses, as bulls take profits into the last trade day of April. The wheat complex fell off the early session highs on Wednesday, as month end profit taking got off to a day early start. Chicago SRW futures were down fractionally to 6 ¾...
Read MoreHogs Look to Thursday after Posting Gains on Wednesday
Lean hog futures closed Wednesday with contracts up 25 cents to $1.85 higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.25 on Wednesday afternoon, up 69 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 7 cents on April 27 at $91.19. USDA’s pork carcass...
Read MoreCattle Look to Close Out April Following Midweek Cash Strength
Live cattle futures closed mixed on Wednesday, with front months rallying with cash. April, which expires on Thursday was up $4.20, with other contracts down 25 cents to $1.75 higher. Open interest was up 3,401 contracts. Cash trade got kicked off early again this week, starting at $250-252 across the...
Read MoreTreasury Department announces new Series I bond rate of 4.26% for the next six months
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced new Series I bond rates through October 2026.
Read MoreAlphabet pops, Meta tanks as each company raises capex spend
Both Alphabet and Meta said they expect their capex to continue growing this year, but investors sent Alphabet's shares up, while Meta's stock slid.
Read MoreSteve Eisman likes the market overall here, but he's short this software stock
"The Real Eisman Playbook" podcast host and former Neuberger Berman senior portfolio manager said the market environment looks strikingly similar to last year.
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