The stock market rebounded partially today from a drop yesterday, which came amidst news of more COVID cases and the release of the notes from the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FMOC) which sets interest rates. First, COVID. It was to be expected that the number of cases would rise as: 1. the economy – and society – begins to re-open, 2. testing rates increase because of the capacity to test, 3. the testing is expanded into new areas (prisons, different demographics), and 4. because the demand for testing is increased as the economy and society reopen and people aren’t socially isolated at home with no need to be tested. The key will be what happens to the h...
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...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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