Those who trade in grain and soy complex derivatives are very familiar with speculative position limits. There have been such limits in place since the 1930s. However, many other commodity markets are looking at these for the first time.In their zeal to curb so-called excessive speculation in derivative markets, lawmakers included language in the 2010 Dodd-Frank market reform legislation that directed the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to establish speculative position limits for exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives for some 28 different physical commodities. In the wake of the 2008/09 financial crisis and the commodity price volatility that occurred before and during this event, many politicians were qui...
What You Need to Know Today: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.75 to 4.0 percent Wednesday, with two officials dissenting in favor of a 25-basis-point increase. The Fed upgraded its assessment of economic growth from "solid" to "strong" but adopted a more patient approa...
Key Takeaways: Expected growth in U.S. soybean crushing capacity and output, driven by biofuel demand, will increase domestic soymeal supplies, with production growth significantly outpacing demand. WPI forecasts soymeal production increasing from 65.8 million short tons in 2026/27 to 70.5 mil...
Russian Grain Markets: 19–23 October 2026 The Russian grain market continued its recovery during the week, although prices remained volatile across regions. Wheat was notably bullish, while feed barley and corn were slower to appreciate, primarily because of weaker export demand amid logi...
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