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By Jack Scoville |
May 7, 2013
Orange juice closed lower in consolidation trading. Many are now looking ahead to Friday and the next USDA Oranges production estimates.
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By Silla Brush and Jim Brunsden, Bloomberg |
May 7, 2013
U.S. regulators face renewed pressure from congressional lawmakers to ease Dodd-Frank Act derivatives requirements amid mounting criticism from Wall Street and overseas officials that the rules overreach.
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By Jack Scoville |
May 6, 2013
Cotton was higher in consolidation trading and ideas of good demand left from the weekly export sales report from USDA. The sales were big and China was the major buyer.
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By Charles Skorina |
May 6, 2013
Public universities endowment funds when compared to private Ivy league schools show some surprises: both good and bad.
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By Inyoung Hwang and Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
May 3, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 15,000 for the first time, as employment picked up more than forecast in April and the jobless rate unexpectedly declined to a four-year low.
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By Jack Scoville |
May 3, 2013
Cocoa chart patterns suggest further rallies could be coming down the road and demand has been better than trade expectations. The flow of Cocoa from western Africa is down for seasonal considerations.
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By Jack Scoville |
May 2, 2013
Sugar closed lower in response to news of big production potential in Brazil and disappointing economic data from China. Traders remain bearish on supplies, especially from Brazil.
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By Jack Scoville |
May 1, 2013
News of fewer world coffee exports in March from the ICO and the potential for less production in the coming year from Vietnam supported the market.
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By Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2013
U.S. stocks fluctuated between gains and losses, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index trading near a record high, as a rise in consumer confidence offset a drop in business activity and investors weighed earnings data.
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By Jack Scoville |
April 30, 2013
Orange juice closed higher on stronger demand reports and despite forecasts for beneficial rains in Florida this week. The monthly Neilsen report released yesterday morning showed better demand for FCOJ.