Every so often we like to look at where markets have been, and what have been the factors that have influenced them. Hopefully, this gives us a sense of what may drive markets in the short-term future and in the longer term as well. Often some of the factors influencing markets are contradictory. If one can identify which of the potential market drivers become dominant, one should also develop a feeling about price direction. It can get confusing because when traders look into their proverbial crystal balls, they often see different things and reach different conclusions; but, those differences are what make the market.There have been two factors dominating markets for the last several weeks. One is the unusually rapid pace of spring plan...
What You Need to Know Today: Cattle futures extended their sharp selloff Friday as weakening cash cattle prices, deteriorating feedlot profitability, and reduced packer demand continued to weigh on the market. The inability of futures to sustain a rally following last week's bullish Cattle on...
As predicted, the Federal Reserve held rates steady at the last meeting before the midterm elections, likely in part because of the election (see WPI 19 October and 22 September). The decision comes at the tail end of a midterm election cycle that has been marked by the two parties campaigning...
Key Takeaways: WPI’s new EU rapeseed crushing margin models point to weaker processing returns over the next four months due to higher rapeseed procurement costs and weaker product values. Statistical forecasts call for German crushing margins to decline from €181/MT to €...
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