French politicians have reversed their earlier proposed tax on imported palm oil, supposedly intended to promote biodiversity in Southeast Asia. However, they are heaping mad about the political pressure to do so. Brexit’s Impact Most would describe the economic future in light of Britain’s decision to exit the EU as uncertain at best with one characterization being that anyone predicting the future with confidence is immediately discredited. Financial markets appear to be betting it will be negative. After all, that is what all of the pro-Remain experts said prior to the vote. British economist John Llewellyn admits that the experts lost and the populists won in the vote, and then opines that the result “will probably be worse than expec...
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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