The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a nearly 1.5-year high on Thursday, finishing up +0.64%. Soaring T-note yields strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials after the 10-year T-note yield rose to a 24-year high of 5.34% on Thursday. Also, signs of strength in the US labor market are hawkish...
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed down -2.45 (-0.84%) on Thursday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +3 (+0.09%). Coffee prices settled mixed on Thursday, pressured by a stronger dollar. The dollar index ($DXY ) rallied to a 1.5-year high on Thursday, prompting long liquidation in coffee...
November Nymex natural gas (NGX26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.065 (-1.93%). Nat-gas prices settled lower on Thursday on a larger-than-expected build in weekly nat-gas storage, along with forecasts for mild US autumn weather that could curb heating and air-conditioning demand for nat-gas. The EIA on Thursday reported that nat-gas...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.17% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.15%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.13%, and December E-mini...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed up +14 (+0.26%) on Thursday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +15 (+0.37%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and settled higher, with NY cocoa rebounding from a 2-month low. Short covering emerged in cocoa futures on...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is up +24 (+0.45%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +15 (+0.37%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses today, with NY cocoa rebounding from a 2-month low. Short covering emerged in cocoa futures today amid concern that Ghana's move...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.33 (+1.77%) on Thursday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +1.00 (+0.20%). Sugar prices settled higher on Thursday amid signs that demand for sugar is better than initially projected. Covrig Analytics estimates 1.45 MMT of sugar...
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed up +2.45 (+2.71%) on Thursday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed up +0.1421 (+4.36%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled sharply higher on Thursday as talks between the US and Iran to end the war remain deadlocked, keeping the Strait of Hormuz...
Cotton futures are trading with contracts 34 to 123 points lower across most contracts on Thursday. Crude oil is back up $166 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index shooting $0.714 higher. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 202,567 RB of cotton sales in the week ending in...
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed down -2.45 (-0.84%) on Thursday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +3 (+0.09%). Coffee prices settled mixed on Thursday, pressured by a stronger dollar. The dollar index ($DXY ) rallied to a 1.5-year high on Thursday, prompting long liquidation in coffee...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed up +14 (+0.26%) on Thursday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +15 (+0.37%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and settled higher, with NY cocoa rebounding from a 2-month low. Short covering emerged in cocoa futures on...
Corn price action is up 1 to 2 cents so far on Thursday. Futures were under pressure on Wednesday following USDA’s quarterly stocks report with front months down 18 ¼ to 21 ¼ cents and 2027 crop contracts steady to 9 ¼ cents lower. New short interest was noted, with...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.17% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.15%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.13%, and December E-mini...
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) is up +2.28 (+2.52%) today, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) is up +0.1014 (+3.11%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today as talks between the US and Iran to end the war remain deadlocked, keeping the Strait of Hormuz from fully...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.31 (+1.67%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +2.20 (+0.43%). Sugar prices are moving higher today on signs that demand for sugar is better than initially projected. Covrig Analytics estimates 1.45 MMT of sugar will...
Corn futures are trading with contracts 4 to 5 cents lower so far on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 cents at $4.56 3/4. Export Sales data from this morning showed just 535,989 MT in corn sales for 2026/27, which edged in the 0.5-1.3 MMT...
November Nymex natural gas (NGX26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.065 (-1.93%). Nat-gas prices settled lower on Thursday on a larger-than-expected build in weekly nat-gas storage, along with forecasts for mild US autumn weather that could curb heating and air-conditioning demand for nat-gas. The EIA on Thursday reported that nat-gas...
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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.27% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.18%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.32%, and December E-mini...
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -3.25 (-1.12%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -23 (-0.67%). Coffee prices are retreating today as a rally in the dollar index ($DXY ) to a 1.5-year high has prompted long liquidation in coffee futures. On Wednesday, arabica coffee...