LONDON: US wheat futures were marginally lower on Thursday in a modest retreat after strong gains earlier in the week but the market remained underpinned by concerns that hot and mostly dry weather in the central and southern plains could curb production. Wheat futures in Paris Read More
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CHICAGO: A double-whammy of US crop reports pegging corn plantings and inventories above traders’ estimates knocked down grain futures on Tuesday and fueled forecasts for further price declines. Taken together, the data lifted expectations for corn supplies after US farmers brought in a record harvest last year, signaling a boon for livestock producers who benefit Read More
* Futures down: Dow 165 pts, S&P 19.75 pts, Nasdaq 43.75 pts NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) – Dow Futures fell sharply on Friday after a weaker-than-expected March employment report, in thin trading that nonetheless suggests a weak open for stocks on Monday. The jobs report, showing the economy’s weakest job growth in more than Read More
U.S. equity futures ended lower Friday after see-sawing in the 45 minutes following March payrolls data that missed expectations to record the lowest gain since December 2013 and as both February and January data were revised lower. The weak jobs report would support the case for the Federal Reserve to hold off on raising Read More
U.S. equity futures were barely in the black Friday before data on March unemployment while Asian shares closed higher. In Germany, the DAX closed slightly in the red while the U.K’s FTSE 100 closed higher. Equity futures trading remains open till 9:15 a.m. E.T. At 8:30 a.m., the Labor Department’s March nonfarm payrolls are Read More
View photo . (AP Images)New York Stock Exchange, October 1929Via Dave Lutz at JonesTrading, here’s a quick guide to what traders are talking about before the market open. Good morning, Dow Futures are off 30bp, recovering well from another weak overnight session. We have No Greek nor Iranian deals, and headlines seem to be worsening Read More
* Investors look to payrolls data due on Good Friday * Crude oil dips, could pressure energy stocks * Micron up in premarket after revenue outlook * Futures down: Dow 30 pts, S&P 5 pts, Nasdaq 10.75 pts (Updates with jobless claims data) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) – Dow Futures pointed Read More
* Investors look to payrolls data due on Good Friday * Crude oil dips, could pressure energy stocks * Micron drops in premarket after revenue outlook * Futures down: Dow 43 pts, S&P 6.5 pts, Nasdaq 16.25 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) – Dow Futures were lower on Thursday, as investors Read More
CHICAGO: Emails between former senior executives at Kraft Foods, including its chief financial officer and a top procurement director, are among the evidence in a US lawsuit accusing the company and Mondelez International of manipulating wheat prices. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Wednesday accused Kraft Foods Group and Mondelez of making massive Read More
The Australian bond market is firmer as traders in the US and Australia moved into safe haven assets after disappointing US economic data. Figures out on Wednesday night showed that activity in the US manufacturing sector slowed for the fifth straight month in March and US businesses added only 189,000 jobs to the American economy Read More