We see today's futures market action as less important for what it did than what it did not do, and suggest that even in a bear market pattern such as we have seen recently, the market is still sensitive to signs of demand. General Comments U.S. stock indices wandered without much direction on either side of unchanged for most of the session. They were just slightly lower at the close. European stocks closed higher, ending their three-day losing streak. A private survey showed mediocre U.S. job gains in January, but the market is waiting for the government jobs report on Friday as the next yardstick to measure the U.S. economy. Stock market analysts are debating whether the recent market plunge is just a necessary correction after the big...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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