The dollar index (DXY00 ) tumbled to a 2-week low on Friday and finished down by -0.19%. The dollar came under pressure Friday after Fed Chair Powell refrained from providing guidance on monetary policy or the economy during a speech at the annual IMF meeting in Bangkok. Mr. Powell’s lack...
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed up +3.44 (+3.51%) on Friday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed up +0.552 (+1.74%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Friday, with crude posting a 1-month high. Crude prices rose Friday amid a weaker dollar and concerns that escalating hostilities...
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +10.80 (+3.66%) on Friday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +39 (+1.16%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Friday, with arabica posting a 5-week high. Concerns that an El Niño weather pattern could hurt Brazil's and Vietnam’s coffee crops next year...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is down -0.41 (-1.94%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -7.20 (-1.28%). Sugar prices are falling today as forecasts for hot, dry weather next week in Brazil’s Center-South region, the country’s largest sugar-producing area, sparked long liquidation...
Corn futures are trading with contracts down 2 to 4 cents at midday, getting some slight midday bids off the lows. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 2 3/4 cents at $4.36. USDA reported a private export sale of 127,000 MT of corn for 2026/27 to Japan...
Cotton futures are trading with modest gains of 10 to 21 points across most contracts on Friday. Crude oil is up $2.69 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.090 lower. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 146,892 RB of cotton sales in the week ending in October...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed down -0.28 (-1.33%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -6.20 (-1.10%). Sugar prices came under pressure on Friday as forecasts for hot, dry weather next week in Brazil’s Center-South region, the country’s largest sugar-producing area,...
The wheat complex is heading into the weekend with losses across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW contracts are slipping back 7 to 8 cents to round out the week. KC HRW futures are trading with 7 to 8 cent losses at midday. MPLS spring wheat is down 6 to 7...
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Corn futures are trading with contracts down 2 to 4 cents at midday, getting some slight midday bids off the lows. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 2 3/4 cents at $4.36. USDA reported a private export sale of 127,000 MT of corn for 2026/27 to Japan...