Policy and Culture A Lunar New Year to Remember This past Saturday marked the first day of China’s Lunar New Year, which ushered in the year of the rat. The week-long holiday in most years marks the largest annual migration in the world, as Chinese citizens make roughly three billion trips over the course of early January through mid-February, when the Lantern Festival occurs, to celebrate with friends and family. The rapid onset of a new coronavirus in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province has altered that tradition significantly. The virus has infected 6,057 individuals worldwide, including 5,970 in China, according to the World Health Organization, prompting the largest quarantine since SARS. With China’s central government...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
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