China's yuan hovered at a six-month high against an easing dollar on Friday, as some exporters rushed to settle foreign exchange receipts after the Federal Reserve said the historic monetary tightening in the United States was likely over.
Chinese leaders agreed at an annual meeting on the economy this week to run a budget deficit of 3% of gross domestic product in 2024, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, while other fiscal support may be covered by off-budget debt.
London copper prices were steady on Friday following a big jump in the previous session as expectations of lower U.S. interest rates next year weighed on the dollar.
Chinese authorities limited traffic flows on highways on Friday in several provinces after vehicles collided on icy patches as temperatures plummeted to below freezing across most of the country.
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Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains in early trade on Friday, helped by a likely drop in the production in December in top producing countries because of dry weather and falling stocks.
Current wheat futures are off their highs, but still in the black through Thursday. CBT SRW is trading 9 cents in the black, KC is currently up by 2 ¼ cents, while spring wheat futures are a nickel in the black. Dec wheat futures expire at the close. The weekly...
The Feb contract’s limit gain through midday has it back over the $70 mark on a 5.6% gain. The other nearby contracts are also up by triple digits. May futures are holding onto a $13 premium to the Feb. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was 56 cents weaker to...
Front month futures are trading fractionally to a penny higher for Thursday. The March contract is trading 4 ¼ cents off the session high. Dec futures roll off the board at the close. USDA’s weekly Export Sales data showed 1.418 MMT of corn was booked during the week that ended...
Soybean futures are off their highs by a nickel, but are still holding gains through Thursday’s midday. Soymeal futures are currently $4 higher. Soybean Oil futures are trading in the red. USDA’s FAS reported soybean bookings were 1.08 MMT during the week that ended 12/07. That was a 3-wk low...
Front month fat cattle futures are trading $0.70 to $1 in the black, though Feb is 60 cents from the day’s high. Nearby feeders are up by over 1% with midday gains of as much as $2.77. USDA confirmed some light cash cattle trade on Wednesday from $165 to $168...
Front month cotton futures are sitting with losses of 7 to 19 points for Thursday’s midday. The weekly Export Sales report showed 57,765 RBs of cotton was sold during the week that ended 12/07. That was a 9-wk low for sales. That left the year’s commitment at 7.976m RBs, a...
Solar and electric-vehicle (EV) stocks Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH), SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ: SEDG), and Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) were rallying big on Thursday, rising 13.2%, 16.2%, and 13.9%, respectively, as of 12:10 p.m. ET.
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