Comparing the nominal yields of five-year Treasury bonds with the real yields of five-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) may be one of the best indicators regarding where the U.S. economy is headed.
The Shanghai market closed down again on Wednesday for the fifth straight day. Losses in equity values are now about $5 trillion. China's central bank cut interest rates Tuesday for the fifth time in nine months. The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index stood at 2,926 at the end of trading today, down from as high as nearly 5,200 in late June 2015. This of course has had repercussions on equity markets around the world. After a major correction earlier this week, the U.S. stock market proved the old adage that the best cur...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
