Meet Our Analysts, Las Vegas Trade Show
[Wednesday, May 07, 2008 5:46 PM]
Gavin Maguire, Iowa Grain Company’s Director of Research was chosen by the CME Group to give an educational presentation at the May MoneyShow in Las Vegas. All exhibitors are allowed to submit
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Market Overview
[Wednesday, May 07, 2008 6:02 PM]
The grains markets acted as was generally expected today. Fundamentally supported corn and soybean value
traded higher amid another round of record crude oil prices. Wheat conversely continues to los
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Corn Market Recap
[Wednesday, May 07, 2008 5:55 PM]
July Corn finished up 6 3/4 at 613, 5 off the high and 6 3/4 up from the low. December Corn closed up 7 at 630 1/2. This was 7 up from the low and 4 1/2 off the high.
July corn opened higher and fir
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Gold Market Recap
[Wednesday, May 07, 2008 5:51 PM]
When it rains it pours for the bull camp as some Press outlets on Wednesday were reporting Indian sales into a key festival period were not overly impressive. With the market somewhat in need of a di
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Silver Market Recap
[Wednesday, May 07, 2008 5:50 PM]
Like the gold market, the silver market was mostly weak throughout the trading session Wednesday. Not surprisingly a strong Dollar and initial weakness in oil prices provided the market with its nega
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Wheat Market Recap
[Wednesday, May 07, 2008 5:48 PM]
July Wheat finished down 10 1/2 at 807 1/2, 19 3/4 off the high and 4 1/2 up from the low. December Wheat closed down 10 1/4 at 842 1/2. This was 4 3/4 up from the low and 18 off the high.
Wheat sol
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Soybean Complex Recap
[Wednesday, May 07, 2008 5:47 PM]
July Soybeans finished up 32 at 1309, 2 1/2 off the high and 33 3/4 up from the low. November Soybeans closed up 28 at 1245 1/2. This was 30 1/2 up from the low and 3/4 off the high.
July Soymeal cl
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CME Group Volume and OI
[Friday, April 18, 2008 2:57 PM]
CME Submits Petition to Clear Swaps
[Friday, April 25, 2008 4:00 PM]
The silver market seemingly outperformed the gold and platinum markets for most of the session Friday. Certainly sharply higher energy prices provided the bull camp with some fodder but seeing copper
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CFTC:Spec Trading Not Behind Price Surge
[Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:42 AM]
WASHINGTON (AP)--A U.S. government regulator says speculative trading is not the primary culprit behind surging prices of corn, wheat and other crops that have rattled farmers and food producers. &nb
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Grain Market General Recap
[Tuesday, April 29, 2008 5:45 PM]
Wheat tumbled to double-digit losses on the CBOT Tuesday on continued speculative liquidation as a weak chart pattern
and the upcoming emergence of a large global crop continue to weigh on prices. Co
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Corn Market Recap
[Monday, April 28, 2008 5:38 PM]
July Corn finished up 22 3/4 at 613 1/2, 1 off the high and 17 1/4 up from the low. December Corn closed up 23 1/2 at 630 1/4. This was 17 1/2 up from the low and 1 1/4 off the high.
The sharply hig
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Soybean Complex Recap
[Monday, April 28, 2008 5:39 PM]
July Soybeans finished down 39 1/2 at 1297 1/2, 60 1/4 off the high and 18 1/2 up from the low. November Soybeans closed down 25 1/2 at 1196 1/2. This was 19 1/2 up from the low and 41 1/2 off the hi
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Gold Market Recap
[Monday, April 28, 2008 5:40 PM]
The gold managed an early rally before spending a large portion of the later Monday trade in a quasi coiling pattern just above the $896 level. With the US Dollar mostly weak, oil prices generally po
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Silver Market Recap
[Monday, April 28, 2008 5:38 PM]
The silver market threw off some early morning weakness and managed to climb modestly into the close. Certainly strength in gold prices, strength in oil and a decline in the US Dollar provided the bu
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Meet Our Analysts, Las Vegas Trade Show
[Friday, April 25, 2008 3:59 PM]
Gavin Maguire, Iowa Grain Company’s Director of Research was chosen by the CME Group to give an educational presentation at the MoneyShow in Las Vegas. All exhibitors are allowed to submit a br
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Silver Market Recap
[Friday, April 25, 2008 3:51 PM]
The silver market seemingly outperformed the gold and platinum markets for most of the session Friday. Certainly sharply higher energy prices provided the bull camp with some fodder but seeing copper
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Gold Market Recap
[Friday, April 25, 2008 3:50 PM]
The bull camp might suggest that it took a significant geopolitical threat to shut off the liquidation pattern in the gold market. However, it should be noted that the gold market stood up relatively
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Wheat Market Recap
[Friday, April 25, 2008 3:44 PM]
July Wheat finished down 8 1/2 at 815 1/2, 21 3/4 off the high and 1 1/2 up from the low. December Wheat closed down 7 3/4 at 849. This was 2 1/4 up from the low and 20 off the high.
Wheat closed ne
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Soybean Complex Recap
[Friday, April 25, 2008 3:43 PM]
July Soybeans finished down 24 at 1337, 35 off the high and 6 up from the low. November Soybeans closed down 18 1/2 at 1222. This was 3 up from the low and 22 3/4 off the high.
July Soymeal closed d
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Corn Market Recap
[Friday, April 25, 2008 3:41 PM]
July Corn finished up 1 1/4 at 590 3/4, 15 3/4 off the high and 11 1/2 up from the low. December Corn closed up 4 3/4 at 606 3/4. This was 14 1/2 up from the low and 12 3/4 off the high.
The market
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Gold Market Recap
[Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:40 PM]
The gold market was under moderate pressure for most of the trading session Wednesday. Certainly strength in the Dollar was a large portion of the bear case but at times it appeared as if a liquidati
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Silver Market Recap
[Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:39 PM]
The silver market started out weak in sympathy with other metals markets and saw the selling pressure increase as the day progressed. In fact, with a host of physical commodity markets under pressure
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Wheat Market Recap
[Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:36 PM]
July Wheat finished down 34 1/2 at 831 1/2, 36 1/4 off the high and 9 1/2 up from the low. December Wheat closed down 33 1/2 at 864 1/2. This was 9 1/4 up from the low and 33 1/2 off the high.
Ideas
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Soybean Complex Recap
[Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:34 PM]
July Soybeans finished down 4 at 1385 1/2, 24 off the high and 11 3/4 up from the low. November Soybeans closed down 19 at 1258. This was 3 up from the low and 30 1/4 off the high.
July Soymeal clos
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Corn Market Recap
[Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:33 PM]
July Corn finished up 1 1/4 at 590 3/4, 15 3/4 off the high and 11 1/2 up from the low. December Corn closed up 4 3/4 at 606 3/4. This was 14 1/2 up from the low and 12 3/4 off the high.
The market
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Early Morning Weather Highlights
[Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:53 AM]
MIDWEST:
Dry weather dominated most of the Midwest yesterday, with some showers
and isolated thunderstorms developing across the eastern Dakotas as well
as into MN and IA. Most totals here were under
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Asian Food Export Curbs Over-Reaction
[Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:50 AM]
SINGAPORE, April 22 (Reuters) - Asian governments are
over-reacting to surging food prices by resorting to
market-distorting export curbs and they should use fiscal
measures instead to help the poor,
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India Scraps Wheat Import
[Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:35 AM]
NEW DELHI, April 22 (Reuters) - An Indian firm, which hadsought bids for wheat imports on behalf of the government, willnot buy against its call option tender due to high prices, asenior government s
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CBT December 2007 Dow Futures Settlement
[Friday, April 18, 2008 2:39 PM]
The CBOT BIG Dow Jones Industrial Average futures contract, $10 Dow Jones Industrial Average futures contract, and the CBOT mini-sized $5 Dow Jones Industrial Average futures contract for the De
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CME to launch Nonfarm Payroll Futures
[Friday, April 18, 2008 2:35 PM]
Effective Sunday, April 27, 2008, for trade date April 28, 2008, CME Group will launch Nonfarm Payroll (NFP) futures and options on futures to coincide with the release of the NFP economic date on Fr
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