Technical analysis often trumps a fundamental one when it comes to scrutinizing the financial markets. Forex traders often use technical analysis because they prefer to make...
Bond yields fall and the yield curve inverts more. History is littered with trade wars and currency wars. But negative yield bonds? $15 trillion and counting....
Cocoa futures closed lower. Some of the selling in New York was currency-related as the US Dollar has held very strong. The weather in Ivory Coast...
The combination of the U.S.-China trade war and the Chinese government’s efforts to restrict capital outflow have radically reduced Chinese foreign investment in the American real...
The Fed cut a quarter-point, then Powell threw cold water on the party. The next day, Trump imposed more tariffs on China. Volatility has returned as...
Meanwhile, rice was higher last week and made new highs for the move.
Our focus this week is on the weakening economic environment, an interesting look at the spread between the 2-year U.S. Treasury note and Fed Funds, a...
Meanwhile, wheat markets move lower with reports of increased yields and the need to look for new demand. World prices remain lower than US prices.
Gold and the precious metals all rose as expectations rise for a Fed rate cut at the July FOMC.
Another week of record highs. It is all playing out against the backdrop of a slowing global economy and rising trade and currency wars, despite the...