WHEAT – Up 2 to 4 cents per bushel Strength in corn, weaker dollar expected to lead wheat futures higher early. CORN – Up 3 to 5 cents per bushel Prices expected to resume upward trend, after pause on Wednesday, as weak dollar spurs buying from investors seeking hedge against inflation. Commercial buying noted after… read more
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Market news to Watch – 10/11/2010-10/15/2010: Futures News
Five Market Changers to Watch This Week ________________________________________ • Fed chief speaks: Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, will speak early Friday morning (8:15 a.m.) on “monetary policy in a low inflation environment.” Reaction to the speech could be strong. Experts expect the dollar to regain ground next week in light of its decline… read more
Swing Trading Strategies – RT Swing Trader current trade signals. [chart]
The RT Swing Trader is a unique online swing trading program combining veteran trader and author John Crane’s ‘Action/Reaction’ and market timing methods with a selective set of Elliott Wave and Fibonacci principals to analyze market action and project future market swings. Check out the current open positions. Go to www.reversaltracker.com to sign up for… read more
Jobless Claims / Future Broker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for unemployment benefits fell last week for the fourth time in five weeks, a sign that layoffs are declining. The Labor Department said Thursday that initial claims for jobless aid dropped by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 445,000. It’s the lowest level since the week ending July 10. Stock futures rose… read more
Argiculture Report /Futures Broker
CHICAGO, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Agriculture Department on Thursday pegged U.S. corn stocks as of Sept. 1 at 1.708 billion bushels, above trade for 1.412 billion bushels. Stocks stood at 1.673 billion a year ago. The USDA, in its quarterly grain stocks report, estimated soybean ending stocks on Sept. 1 at 151.1 million… read more
Crude Oil Inventories / Futures Broker
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil inventories fell slightly more than expected last week on lower imports, a government report showed on Wednesday. Stocks of gasoline and distillates also dropped, against forecasts of builds, as refinery utilization slumped 2 percentage points to 85.8 percent, according to the report by the U.S. Energy… read more
Grain News and Calls / Futures Broker
WHEAT – Down 18 to 20 cents per bushel. Improved crop weather in several important growing areas, including drought-hit Russia, long-liquidation and profit-taking combining to weigh on wheat market. * Improved chances for rainfall in the drought-hit regions of Russia will boost soil moisture and aid germination of newly sown winter wheat. * Favorable weather… read more
Initial Jobless Claims 9/23/2010 -Futures News, Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week, government data showed on Thursday, highlighting continued labor market weakness. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 465,000, the Labor Department said, breaking two straight weeks of declines. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast claims… read more
PPI 9/16/2010 – Futures News, Futures Broker
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices rose slightly more than expected in August as energy prices recorded their first increase since March, government data showed on Thursday, calming fears of deflation for now. The Labor Department said the seasonally adjusted index for prices paid at the farm and factory gate increased 0.4 percent,… read more
Opening Grain Calls and News – Futures News
By Tom Polansek Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Soybean prices are poised to start higher Wednesday in an attempt to keep pace with a strong rally in the corn market. Soybean prices have felt spillover support from corn recently as corn has consistently set fresh 23-month highs on worries about disappointing U.S. yields. Soybeans… read more