NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil futures prices extended losses on Wednesday in choppy trading after a government oil inventory report showed crude stocks rose more than expected last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s weekly report said the nation’s crude oil inventories rose by 3.09 million barrels in the week to… read more
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Grain Calls and News / Future Trading
WHEAT – Up 2 to 3 cents per bushel. Support from a weak dollar and a technical short-covering bounce following recent declines. * Overall satisfactory weather is seen for winter wheat planting in Russia and in the U.S., but dryness a bit of a concern in the U.S. east and south and in the far… read more
Grain Calls and News / Futures Broker
WHEAT – Up 6 to 7 cents per bushel. Falling dollar and short-covering amid oversold technicals combine to lift wheat futures. * USDA late on Monday said 53 percent of the U.S. winter wheat crop had been planted, up from 33 percent a week ago and slightly behind the five-year average of 54 percent. *… 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
Initial jobless Claims 9/30/2010 – Futures News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for jobless benefits dropped last week for the third time in four weeks, a sign that employers are cutting fewer jobs. The Labor Department says that initial claims for unemployment aid fell by 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 453,000. Wall Street analysts had expected a smaller drop. The decline returns jobless… read more
Grain Stocks / Futures Broker
US Sep 1 Stocks: Soybeans 0.151 Bln Bushels, Vs 0.571B US Sep 1 Stocks: Corn 1.708 Bln Bushels, Vs 4.310B Jun 1 US Sep 1 Stocks: Wheat 2.459 Bln Bushels, vs 0.976B Jun 1 USDA US Revised 2009 Soybean Crop 3.359 Bushels USDA 2010 All Wheat Crop 2.224 Bln Bushels; Vs 2.265B Aug… 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
Grain News and Opening Calls – Futures News
WHEAT – Up 8 to 10 cents per bushel. Dry weather in Australia, Russia and portions of Argentina, combined with a season-ending frost in Canada that may have harmed some of the immature crop, boosts wheat futures to six-week high. * Frost kills Canada crops, Wheat Board sees quality concerns. * Showers in portions of… read more