Commodity Futures Trading Blog

Corn futures traded higher on Wednesday. Futures trade was firm today on fund buying that was driven by weakness in the dollar index and strength in the stock market. Read the rest of this entry »

CHICAGO — Grains futures traded mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery fell 2 cents to $6.14 a bushel; December corn rose 3.25 cents to $6.0125 a bushel; March oats rose 12.50 cents to $3.20 a bushel; and January soybeans rose 6.25 cents to $11.3125 a bushel. Beef and pork futures rose on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Read the rest of this entry »

CHICAGO — Grains futures traded mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery fell 2 cents to $6.14 a bushel; December corn rose 3.25 cents to $6.0125 a bushel; March oats rose 12.50 cents to $3.20 a bushel; and January soybeans rose 6.25 cents to $11.3125 a bushel. Beef and pork futures rose on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. crude-oil futures sail north of $100 a barrel on hopes for improved liquidity in the international financial system after major global central banks take coordinated action and China cuts the level of reserves it holds for banks. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. stock futures are sharply higher this morning after news of a coordinated effort by Central Banks to boost the global financial system. World markets have been rallying over the past few days in the absence of concrete news, and now we may know the reason Read the rest of this entry »

Stock-index futures soared after the Federal Reserve and other global central banks revealed measures to boost liquidity in the financial system in light of strains caused by Europe's debt crisis. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. stocks were pointing to a sharply higher open after the announcement of a coordinated effort among the world's central banks to enhance liquidity Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. stocks were pointing to a higher open Wednesday after China said it will cut reserve requirement ratios for banks in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Wednesday after China unexpectedly cut its banks' reserve requirements in hopes of boosting an economy running at its weakest pace since 2009. * China's central bank cut the reserve requirement ratio for commercial lenders for the first time in nearly three years. The move comes as policymakers worldwide worry the global economy may stumble as the ... Read the rest of this entry »