Market Commentary

Weekly Commentary

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell spoke in front of the Senate Banking committee this past Wednesday. When pressed about the heightened risk that the moves the Fed is now undertaking via higher interest rates and reverse QE could result in pushing the U.S. economy into a recession, he responded, “It’s not…

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“And the walls came a’ tumblin’ down.”  A chart picture of the performance this week in the grain/soy markets speaks louder than words as we have seen the group press down to the lowest levels witnessed since early April.  If we closed right now, for the week corn will have…

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Grain bulls are staring at virtually empty feed bunks again this morning, and in response, more of them are existing their respective yards in search of better nutrition. Understandably for this time of the year, the weather has risen to the top of the ten most important things to watch…

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While the soy market continues to struggle with additional long liquidation this morning, corn and wheat appear to have found renewed buying interest.  While this may be little more than Turnaround Tuesday type trade, even though it is coming about on a Wednesday this week, wheat especially has returned to…

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I was always under the impression that the Summer Solstice, which happens to be today, was a time for joyful celebrations.  In Scandinavia, where the sun never sets at this time of year, they mark the occasions with dancing around the Maypole, bonfires throughout the night, and maybe even a…

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