Trade Policy Wowzas It is a long weekend for the commodity futures market, and policymakers have left a bevy of developments to think about, including the following: China: It is still a mercantilist concept, but China is reportedly offering to ramp up a six-year buying spree of U.S. goods, purportedly slashing its trade surplus by $1 trillion. Business leaders say that the two sides will soon be drafting the text that will guide trade relations for years to come. WTO and Tools: The U.S. argued in Geneva that allowing countries to self-designate their development level status will lead to “institutional irrelevance.” To stay relevant, the organization has appointed a New Zealand arbitrator to help reconcile perceived problems...
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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