By Tom Polansek Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Wheat prices are poised to end a three-day losing streak on global weather worries and spillover support from a rally to nearly two-year highs in corn. Traders remain nervous about tight world supplies of wheat after a severe drought devastated Russia’s crop this summer and prompted… read more
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CPI 9/17/2010 – Futures News
Consumer prices rise 0.3 percent in August By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices posted a small rise in August, but outside of a big jump in volatile gasoline prices, inflation was essentially flat. Consumer prices edged up 0.3 percent in August, matching the July increase, the Labor Department said Friday.… 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
Grain News and Opening Calls – Futures Broker
WHEAT – Down 3 to 5 cents per bushel. Pressure from news Australia increased its forecast for wheat exports and Russian Prime Minister Putin repeated that Russia would not need to import grain. * Australia ups 2010/11 wheat export forecast 26 percent. * Russia has enough grain, no export until 2011 harvest-PM. * Dry conditions… read more
Grain Opening Calls – Future Broker
WHEAT – Up 8 to 10 cents per bushel. Support from active exports of U.S. wheat as global production declines. A weak dollar also lending support. * High Ukraine wheat prices prevent export to Russia. * Australia heads for biggest wheat crop in 5 years – ACF * Dry conditions continue to hamper winter wheat… read more
Crude Oil Inventories – Futures News
NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) – U.S crude oil inventories last week fell unexpectedly as refineries ramped up their utilization rates, a government report showed on Thursday. Distillate and gasoline stocks also fell in the week to Sept. 3, as distillate output slipped and total product demand over the last four weeks rose 0.7 percent… read more
Futures Broker / Grain Calls and News
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–U.S. soybean futures are poised for a weaker start to Tuesday’s day session, slipping on pressure from neighboring grain futures, seasonal weakness and positioning ahead of government crop reports. Overnight, Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures for November delivery were 2 1/2 cents lower at $10.32 1/2. Analysts expect soybeans to start 2… read more
Futures Broker/ Grain News and Calls
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–U.S. corn futures are expected to open slightly lower Friday on seasonal pressure and profit-taking ahead of the three-day holiday weekend. Chicago Board of Trade corn is called 1 to 2 cents lower. In overnight trade, September corn was down 2 cents to $4.31 per bushel and December corn was down 1 1/2… read more
Futures Broker / Grain Calls
CHICAGO, Aug 19 (Reuters) – CBOT wheat futures were expected to open 20-25 cents per bushel on Thursday on news Russia may begin to import grain and on a big number for wheat in USDA’s weekly export sales report. CBOT corn was expected to open 3 to 5 cents per bushel higher on spillover support… read more
Swing Trading Strategy – Wheat hits target objective on predicted Reversal date. What’s next? [chart]
On June 29, September Wheat traded lower and closed at $4.57. This close was inside the 60% buy window that had began at $4.58 1/2. The following day, Wheat opened steady before surging higher and closing above the previous three closes. This higher close confirmed the June 29 low as the (D) pivot low. At the same time,… read more