Market Commentary

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Here is a bit of pop trivia that may be lost on most born after 1958 or so.  In 1965 a British group, Herman’s Hermits, made it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with a snappy little song, “I’m Henry VIII, I Am.” My apologies if you…

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Weekly Commentary

“It could have been worse” – John D. Optimist Yes, my imaginary archetype for a perennial bull is correct as the quarterly Gross Domestic Product figures released this week could have been worse.  In fact, a survey of economists leading up to the report came up with an average estimate…

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Free Commentary

Granted, it is the final week of a month, but overall it has been a rough one for the grain and soy markets, and in particular for corn.  If you think of the classic balance scale, and on one side, the dish holds the largest single-day sale of corn to…

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Daily Comments

Granted, it is the final week of a month, but overall it has been a rough one for the grain and soy markets, and in particular for corn.  If you think of the classic balance scale, and on one side, the dish holds the largest single-day sale of corn to…

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Free Commentary

It is not even quite August yet, and it already feels like the “dog days of summer.”  Of course, on a typical year, many would be preoccupied with squeezing in one final vacation and finalizing back to school plans. For some, this year, the vacation choice is limited to either…

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