Global Market Review & Economic Update – October 2016
October was a mildly interesting month, as both bonds and stocks sold off moderately. Usually these asset classes move in opposite directions. The S&P...
China PMI Surprises To The Upside As Base Metals Breakout
The October official manufacturing PMI for China rose +0.8pts to 51.2, a 2 year high. The Markit/Caxin manufacturing PMI also rose to 51.2. The...
U.S. Corn Weekly Review & Price Outlook: 5 Dollars Again?
WHAT WLL IT TAKE FOR $5.00 CORN AGAIN?
This seems to be the question I’m getting most often these days with spot CME corn futures...
U.S. Corn Weekly Outlook: Few Surprises In October WASDE Report
There were very few surprises in the USDA’s October WASDE report, which was released on Wednesday (10/12).
As far as notable supply-side changes to the...
Global Financial Market Fund Flows Point To Rotation
September was a relatively quiet month across global financial markets, as investors returned from summer vacation to mixed economic news. The economy is likely...
U.S. Corn Weekly Review & Futures Outlook – October 2
The most notable feature in the corn market mid-week came from the energy complex and the EIA’s weekly Petroleum Status report. The EIA’s figures...
U.S. Economic Update: ‘Americans, We Have A Problem…’
I was six years old when the Apollo 13 mission had a major malfunction that resulted in aborting their mission to land on the...
U.S. Economic Review And Market Update For August
August was an uneventful month, as many on Wall Street typically take their summer holiday during this period. Most stock market indexes were little-changed.
Stocks...
U.S. Corn Weekly Review And Price Forecast – September 11
In Monday’s Weekly Crop Progress report the USDA lowered its good-to-excellent rating in corn 1% to 74%, equal to 2014’s rating as of September...
GDP Per Capita: Even Less Than Meets The Eye
Today's lesson will look at GDP Per Capita, and economic data point that helps keep things in perspective.
The most common statistic used to measure...
