Insights and Stories on CME

U.S. livestock: Bargain hunting pares CME live cattle losses

Jan. 19, 2016 at 5:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended higher on Tuesday, driven by short-covering and bargain-hunting that helped contracts recover some of their lost ground over the past two sessions, traders said. February live cattle ended 1.75 cents/lb. higher at 129.3 cents, and April closed up 1.65 […]

U.S. livestock: Equities rout plunges CME live cattle limit down

Jan. 15, 2016 at 5:52 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle sag despite supportive fundamentals

Jan. 14, 2016 at 8:12 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Beef price rebound pulls CME live cattle higher

Jan. 13, 2016 at 5:09 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Speculative buying rallies CME lean hogs

Jan. 12, 2016 at 4:30 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Cash price unease drags on CME live cattle

Jan. 11, 2016 at 7:04 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures finished lower on Monday, pressured by uncertainty over cash prices later this week, traders said. February live cattle closed 0.65 cent/lb. lower at 132.225 cents, and April ended down 0.775 cent, to 133.05 cents (all figures US$). Typically, cash bids […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end lower after choppy session

Jan. 8, 2016 at 4:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled lower following Friday’s volatile session, stirred by funds that sold February and bought deferred contracts in accordance with the Standard + Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (S+PGSCI), said traders. Friday was the first of five days of the S+PGSCI […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle tumble limit down

Jan. 7, 2016 at 4:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts ended Thursday’s session down by their three cents/lb. daily price limit, rattled by lower preliminary cash prices and deteriorating U.S. stock futures amid China’s economic woes, traders said. February live cattle and April ended at 133.525 cents and 134.3 cents, […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Slumping stock market pressures CME live cattle

Jan. 6, 2016 at 2:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts posted modest losses on Wednesday amid investor jitters over fallen U.S. stock futures and uncertainty about cash price direction, traders said. Funds heavily invested in equities typically have a wide range of commodities in their portfolios, including CME livestock. February […]

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. livestock: Hogs jump on expectations of tighter supplies

Jan. 5, 2016 at 5:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures surged as much as 2.8 percent on Tuesday, in a bull-spreading rally on expectations of seasonally tighter supplies and ideas of stronger retail demand for pork, traders and analysts said. Investors were buying the Chicago Mercantile Exchange February lean hogs contract and […]

By Michael Hirtzer