Insights and Stories on U.S. Dollar

Jan. 2, 2018 at 4:17 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures rallied 1.7 percent to their highest in nearly four weeks on Tuesday on concerns about sub-zero temperatures damaging the dormant crop in crucial growing areas of the United States, traders said. The gains in wheat spurred increases in corn futures. Soybeans also closed […]

By Mark Weinraub

Nov. 20, 2017 at 3:42 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures fell 1.4 percent on Monday as the dollar climbed against a basket of currencies, making U.S. grain more expensive in a well-supplied global market. Soybean and soyoil futures also eased amid steep declines in palm oil after India hiked palm oil import taxes. […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Nov. 17, 2017 at 4:41 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose about 2 percent on Friday on fund-driven short-covering and talk of increased export demand, while soybeans hit a one-week high as worries about stressful crop weather in Argentina lifted soymeal futures, analysts said. Wheat followed the firm trend, which extended broadly across […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Nov. 10, 2017 at 4:52 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn and soy futures firmed on Friday in a light technical bounce one day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released larger-than-expected yield estimates for both crops. Wheat futures rose on short-covering, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade December corn futures settled up 2 cents […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Nov. 9, 2017 at 3:31 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures plunged to contract lows on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected a bigger-than-expected 2017 U.S. harvest because of a record-large average yield that topped even the highest trade forecasts. Soybeans also dropped as the USDA left its 2017 yield outlook unchanged […]

By Karl Plume