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Corn futures settle at a 5-year high, buoyed by expectations for a drop in production

Corn futures settled Friday at their highest since June 2014, up 9% for the week, lifted by expectations for a decline in U.S. corn production. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report said.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 14th, 2019

Futures Movers: Oil settles at a nearly 3 1/2 year high after a surprise weekly fall in U.S. crude stocks

Oil prices climb Wednesday to settle at their highest levels in nearly 3 ½ years, following a surprise decline in weekly U.S. crude supplies and expectations that major oil producers will remain committed to curbing production......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 18th, 2018

Gold futures lose more than 2% for the week; copper rallies to a more than 9-year high

Gold futures ended with a gain on Friday, buoyed by weakness in the U.S. dollar and expectations for the passage of the latest U.S. COVID-19 relief packa.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 19th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil prices stay on track to settle at 1-year high after modest weekly decline in U.S. crude inventories

Oil futures climb on Wednesday, on track to score another finish at the highest in a year, finding support from expectations that U.S. economic stimulus measures will boost energy demand and a modest weekly decline in U.S. crude inventories......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 3rd, 2021

Commodities Corner: Soybean futures seen settling at 3-month high as USDA cuts production estimate

Soybean prices climbed Thursday, heading for the highest settlement in nearly three months as a monthly report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed expectations for a drop in production, citing lower crop yields......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 10th, 2019

Futures Movers: Oil climbs to a nearly 3 1/2 year high after a surprise weekly fall in U.S. crude stocks

Oil prices climb Wednesday to their highest levels in nearly 3 ½ years, following a surprise decline in weekly U.S. crude supplies and expectations that major oil producers will remain committed to curbing production......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 18th, 2018

U.S. oil prices settle over 2% higher as expectations for a production cut grow

U.S. oil futures settled more than 2% higher on Monday to post their biggest one-day climb in eight weeks, buoyed by gro.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 26th, 2018

Corn futures settle with a loss of nearly 6% on expectations for ample supplies

Corn futures on Tuesday settled n.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 25th, 2021

Market Extra: How China helped push corn futures to a nearly 8-year high

Corn prices hit an 8-year high Tuesday, part of a broad rally for agricultural commodities that's stoking inflation fears. There are several drivers behind the move for maize, including strong demand from China......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 27th, 2021

Oil futures end sharply higher as gasoline soars to 2 1/2-year high

Oil futures rose sharply Thursday, getting a lift from expectations for a pickup in refinery demand as gasoline inventories tighten. Also, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, boosted its.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 11th, 2021

Futures Movers: Natural-gas prices soar amid freezing U.S. temperatures, while oil prices settle at a more than one-year high

A bitter winter storm hitting much of the U.S. has sent demand for natural gas skyrocketing. Oil prices also extend last week's gains as investors return from a U.S. holiday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 16th, 2021

Corn Tumbles From 7-1/2 Year High As USDA Projects Supply Woes 

Corn Tumbles From 7-1/2 Year High As USDA Projects Supply Woes  Chicago Board of Trade corn futures have faded 7-1/2 year highs after the U.S. D.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeFeb 10th, 2021

Futures Movers: Oil finishes at 1-year high after modest weekly decline in U.S. crude inventories

Oil futures climb on Wednesday to score another finish at the highest in a year, finding support from expectations that U.S. economic stimulus measures will boost energy demand and a modest weekly decline in U.S. crude inventories......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 3rd, 2021

Futures Movers: U.S. oil prices post highest finish in over a year

Oil futures rise Tuesday, with expectations that efforts by major oil producers to reduce production will lead to tighter global supplies lifting U.S. prices to their highest settlement in more than a year......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 2nd, 2021

Oil futures settle higher, buoyed by dollar weakness and expectations for further economic stimulus

Oil futures settled higher on Tu.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 19th, 2021

Oil futures settle at their highest since February 2020

Oil futures rose Thursday, with U.S. prices logging their highest settlement since February of last year. Risky assets, including crude prices, have benefitted, in part, from expectations that the looming stimulus package announcement from Presid.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 14th, 2021

Oil futures climb, with U.S. prices settling above $25 on output-cut expectations

Oil futures climbed Tuesday, with U.S. prices settling above $25 a barrel amid expectations that production cuts will help alleviate a glut of crude supplies from the pandemic-related drop in glo.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 12th, 2020

Gold futures settle at a more than 7-year high

Gold futures climbed on Monday to settle at their highest in more than seven years. "Fiscal and monetary stimulus will provide a nice backdrop for gold, but safe-haven demand will be high due to u.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 6th, 2020

U.S. oil futures end off the day"s high as traders weigh Fed rate cut, look to OPEC"s next move

Oil futures finished modestly higher on Tuesday, off the day's best level. Prices got a boost from expectations that major oil producers will agree to cut production at a meeting later this week, but an unexpected,.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 3rd, 2020

Futures Movers: Oil sees biggest daily gain of 2020 as traders hope for OPEC cuts this week

Oil prices settle more than 4% higher on Monday,—the biggest daily percentage climb of the year so far—as investors grow increasingly optimistic that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will announce production cuts later this week......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 2nd, 2020

Gold futures settle lower, pulling back from a more than 6-year high

Gold futures settled lower on Tuesday, e.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 28th, 2020