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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
January 23, 2013
Exports from the U.S. are set to pick up in 2013 after slumping last quarter as global growth strengthens from Asia to Latin America, giving American manufacturers a boost.
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By Jack Scoville |
January 22, 2013
Coffee charts show that some lows have been formed in all three markets and still show that all they are in short-term up trends. Vietnamese producers said over the weekend that they expect sharply lower production for 2013.
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By Jack Scoville |
January 18, 2013
Cocoa closed higher on what appeared to be speculative buying tied to a trend change to higher on the charts. The North American grind data was released after the close and should help to support prices today.
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By Jon Nadler |
January 18, 2013
Gold prices touched a one-month high near $1,699 on Thursday as a slightly weaker greenback and a spike in black gold inspired short-term specs to buy the metal at its daily lows in the morning hours.
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By Rita Nazareth and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
January 16, 2013
Most U.S. stocks fell, following yesterday’s advance, as economic concern after the World Bank downgraded global growth forecasts tempered a rally in Apple Inc. and investors watched corporate earnings.
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By John Detrixhe and Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
January 16, 2013
The yen strengthened against the dollar for a second day after its 5.7% drop over the past month prompted criticism from leaders around the world that recent exchange-rate moves have been excessive.
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By Jack Scoville |
January 16, 2013
Cotton was a little higher on news that the Chinese government auction of its cotton stocks went poorly. Buyers there were not interested due to poor quality and relatively high prices.
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By Dominick Chirichella |
January 16, 2013
In spite of market participants focusing more of their attention on the perception of what global oil demand might be down the road, the nearby fundamentals remains mostly biased to the bearish side.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
January 16, 2013
The cost of living was little changed in December, capping the third-smallest annual gain in the past decade, indicating U.S. inflation remains at bay.
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By Jack Scoville |
January 15, 2013
Coffee was mostly a little lower in Sao Paulo and New York, but higher in London. Charts still show that all three markets are trying to complete a bottom and might have got the job done.
