Insights and Stories on U.S. Dollar

Jan. 11, 2019 at 5:18 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rallied from one-week lows on Friday in a technical and bargain-buying bounce as a weakened U.S. dollar and rising wheat prices in rival exporting nations boosted prospects for U.S. shipments. Corn and soybeans also advanced on technical buying and concerns about crop prospects […]

By Karl Plume

Nov. 20, 2018 at 3:58 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday, bouncing back from a sharp decline in a round of bargain buying after prices sank in the previous session to their lowest since Nov. 8, traders said. Wheat futures were mixed with short-covering boosting the most-active soft red winter wheat […]

By Mark Weinraub

Nov. 9, 2018 at 4:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-week low on Friday on concerns about export demand and a strengthening dollar, analysts said. Corn followed wheat lower on technical selling, but soybeans turned higher on firming U.S. cash markets as well as optimism about U.S.-China talks later this […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Nov. 8, 2018 at 4:29 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures closed modestly higher on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) lowered its estimates of corn yield, production and ending stocks more than most analysts expected, traders said. Soybean futures fell after the USDA slashed its U.S. soy export forecast, but pared […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Nov. 7, 2018 at 4:44 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell Wednesday as traders adjusted positions the day before a monthly report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in which the government is expected to raise its forecast of U.S. soy stocks. Corn and wheat futures also ended lower. Chicago Board of Trade […]

By Julie Ingwersen