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By no means would I describe it as a Black Swan event, as the world is certainly aware of the fact that we are sitting on a powder keg, both literally and figuratively, with the situation in Ukraine, but the comments by Putin yesterday indeed came as a surprise and…

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It is difficult to regard a nation that initiated an unprovoked invasion, or “special military operation,” on a neighbor, with little more rationale than one man’s belief that they have historical and cultural sovereignty, a victim, but obviously, Vladimir Putin thinks otherwise.  Speaking at an economic forum this morning, he…

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With the extended Labor Day weekend behind us, we have begun the countdown to harvest, and from the looks of the performance in the soy complex this morning, it would appear they are approaching it with a bit of trepidation. Soy meal is leading the charge this morning and while…

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Weekly Commentary

Could it be that we are finally beginning to see a slowdown in the labor market in this nation?  No doubt, for employers who have struggled to find people to fill positions, this would come as welcome news, as well as for those looking for a reason to think the…

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Yesterday turned out to be a rather rough day for the commodity sector, and in fact, the same can be said for the week as a whole.  Some of this can probably be chalked up to month-end positioning and the fact that we have a long weekend dead ahead, but…

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