It feels like we have been writing and talking about the exact same news for a very long time. It is not that this "old news" isn't important. On the contrary, it is extremely important. The problem is we have beaten this news to an absolute pulp because there just is not anything else to write about just yet. Funds have liquidated long commodity positions because the news has gotten stale. It is still bullish news from a fundamental viewpoint, but the serious money ran out of patience and looked for a new "gig" to trade. One of these new gigs was the U.S. equities market that continues to set new all-time highs, despite there being no visible solution to the economic stalemate in the United States. It is rallying in spite of the circus u...
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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