Insights and Stories on U.S. Dollar

Oct. 30, 2018 at 4:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures slid on Tuesday to their lowest prices in about six weeks as advancing domestic harvests increased crop supplies. Corn and wheat futures also fell. Additional market pressure stemmed from concerns about the ongoing U.S.-China trade war and the rising dollar, which makes American […]

By Tom Polansek

Oct. 29, 2018 at 4:20 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures slid to the lowest point in a month on Monday under pressure from a record-large U.S. harvest and dim export prospects due to the trade dispute between the United States and top importer China. Corn edged lower in a technical-selling and profit-taking setback […]

By Karl Plume

Oct. 26, 2018 at 5:50 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rose nearly 4 percent on Friday and bounced back from multi-month lows a day earlier, buoyed by short-covering and indications that U.S. wheat was becoming more competitive globally, analysts said. Corn futures rose, rebounding from Thursday’s two-week low, and soybeans rallied from a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Oct. 25, 2018 at 5:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell more than 2 percent on Thursday, with the benchmark December contract on the Chicago Board of Trade hitting its lowest in nine months, as sluggish export demand and a strong dollar prompted fund liquidation, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures also sank […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Oct. 24, 2018 at 4:29 pm CDT

Chicago |Reuters – U.S. wheat futures fell nearly 2 percent on Wednesday and dropped below $5 a bushel for the first time in nearly six weeks as analysts cited technical selling mixed with worries about U.S. export prospects. Soybeans and corn followed the weak trend, as active harvest progress in […]

By Julie Ingwersen