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Markets can be such a tease at times.  It was just a week ago today that grain and soybean prices were stretching higher on the rallying cry of “The Chinese are coming, the Chinese are coming,” and we finished out the year at some of the best closing levels witnessed…

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Markets can be such a tease at times.  It was just a week ago today that grain and soybean prices were stretching higher on the rallying cry of “The Chinese are coming, the Chinese are coming,” and we finished out the year at some of the best closing levels witnessed…

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If one wanted to find a single phrase to summarize trade this morning, I would vote for risk-off.  This really should come as no surprise as anytime there is tension and uncertainty, and particularly when it is on an international scale with countries that hold nuclear weapons, people seem to…

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If one wanted to find a single phrase to summarize trade this morning, I would vote for risk-off.  This really should come as no surprise as anytime there is tension and uncertainty, and particularly when it is on an international scale with countries that hold nuclear weapons, people seem to…

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Weekly Newsletter

This is not the type of financial news we are supposed to find to herald the New Year.  Did someone forget that this is the season of cheer, of goodwill toward others, and let’s not forget post-Christmas bargains? Obviously, the message was not relayed to the folks over at The…

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