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Canadian Financial Close: TSX reaches all-time high close

By GFM Network News July 12, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar made little change on Friday. The loonie closed at US$0.7338 or US$1=C$1.3628, compared to US$0.7340 or US$1=C$1.3624 on Thursday. The United States Dollar Index dropped 0.35 of a point at 104.09. Crude oil prices were lower after a day of volatile trading. Brent crude oil declined US$0.32 at US$85.08 […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn futures turn higher on surprise old-crop stocks forecast

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters July 12, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rebounded off of multi-year lows on Friday, and soybean futures briefly turned higher, as a government report forecast tighter stocks than traders had expected.

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North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola can’t hang on to increases

Losses for U.S. soy, wheat

By GFM Network News July 12, 2024

By Glen Hallick, MarketsFarm Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures couldn’t hang on to gains Friday, following the release of the July supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture. The USDA raised its estimate on Canada’s 2024/25 canola crop to 20.0 million tonnes from 19.6 million in its […] Read more

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ICE Canola Midday: Lower veg oils weighing on values

Markets waiting on USDA report

By GFM Network News July 12, 2024

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – Intercontinental Exchange canola futures remained lower at midsession Friday, after resuming its downward trend following a one-day reprieve. A broker commented the markets were in a wait-and-see mode until the United States Department of Agriculture released its July supply and demand estimates today at 11 am CDT. […] Read more

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Global Markets: AT&T reveals massive breach

Includes customers in Canada

By GFM Network News July 12, 2024

By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. Multinational telecommunications company AT&T announced on Friday that tens of millions of cellphone customers, including those in Canada, were exposed to a massive data breach from May to October 2022. Officials […] Read more

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ICE canola narrowly mixed in choppy early trade

By GFM Network News July 12, 2024

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The ICE Futures canola market was holding within a narrow range Friday morning, in thin and choppy activity as traders await the release of the United States Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply/demand report out later in the day. Gains in Chicago soyoil provided underlying support to canola, […] Read more

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Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Crude oil jumps, TSX reaches new levels

By GFM Network News July 12, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar moved very little on Friday morning. The loonie was at US$0.7342 or US$1=C$1.3620 as of 8:36 a.m. CDT, compared to US$0.7340 or US$1=C$1.3624 on Thursday. The United States Dollar Index declined 0.26 of a point at 104.18. Crude oil prices were higher on signs of increased demand and speculation […] Read more

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn and soybeans rebound ahead of data

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters July 11, 2024

Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures regained ground on Thursday after Wednesday's dramatic losses as investors covered short positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's supply and demand report set to be released on Friday.

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U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, feeder cattle turn higher on bargain buying

By Heather Schlitz, Reuters July 11, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures turned higher on Thursday on a spate of bargain-buying, after the most-active August contract LHQ24 set a new low during the session, traders said.

Currency Markets

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie steady, crude oil rises

By GFM Network News July 11, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar stayed still for the most part on Thursday. The loonie closed at US$0.7340 or US$1=C$1.3624, compared to US$0.7342 or US$1=C$1.3620 on Wednesday. The United States Dollar Index dropped 0.59 of a point at 104.46. Inflation in the U.S. dropped to an annualized rate three per cent in June from […] Read more

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ICE Canada Weekly: Canola poised to slip below C$600/tonne

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U.S. grains: Soybeans gain on lackluster harvest sales, lower yield outlook

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Canadian Financial Close: TSX reaches all-time high close

U.S. grains: Corn futures turn higher on surprise old-crop stocks forecast

North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola can’t hang on to increases

ICE Canola Midday: Lower veg oils weighing on values

Global Markets: AT&T reveals massive breach

ICE canola narrowly mixed in choppy early trade

Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Crude oil jumps, TSX reaches new levels

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn and soybeans rebound ahead of data

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs, feeder cattle turn higher on bargain buying

Canadian Financial Close: Loonie steady, crude oil rises

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