The CBOT saw two-sided trade on Wednesday that was again heavily influenced by macro markets. Early weakness took corn and soybean futures below major technical support points, only to have those losses pared or reversed when the Bank of England announced a bond-buying program to stabilize the market. That sent the U.S. dollar lower, which supported CBOT ag commodities. Wheat was the upside leader on the dollar’s decline and additional threats from Russia and that market seems to be resuming its trend higher. Corn and soybeans, however, seem caught in technical and fundamental limbo, with Wednesday’s price action offering little clarity. Funds were on both sides of the market in corn and soybeans for the day but were net buyers...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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