Sugar prices recovered from three-and-a-half-week lows on Monday, with NY World Sugar #11 finishing higher while London white sugar closed slightly lower. The market remains caught between short-term demand concerns and longer-term risks of a tightening global sugar balance. October NY World Sugar #11 closed 0.12 points higher at 17.52 cents per pound, a gain […]
Cotton futures rallied strongly across the board on Monday as traders returned to the market with increased risk appetite ahead of this week’s US-China meeting. Contracts closed 110 to 247 points higher, led by the front months. October 2026 cotton gained 247 points to 79.85 cents per pound, while December futures advanced 227 points to […]
Live cattle futures rallied sharply on Monday, with contracts closing $3.87 to $5.95 higher as traders responded to tightening cattle supplies, strong wholesale beef prices and the latest US Cattle on Feed data. October 2026 live cattle settled at $220.950, up $5.025, while December futures gained $5.375 to $222.000. February 2027 live cattle advanced $5.750 […]
Corn futures rallied strongly on Monday as money flowed back into the market ahead of this week’s US-China meeting, with buyers increasing exposure across the futures curve. Corn contracts closed 3¼ to 15½ cents higher, led by the front months. December 2026 corn settled at $5.43 per bushel, up 15½ cents, while March 2027 gained […]
Soybean futures rallied strongly on Monday as traders returned to the market with increased risk appetite, lifting prices across the complex. Front-month soybean futures closed 15 to 24 cents higher, while soybean meal and soybean oil also advanced. November 2026 soybeans settled at $13.28 per bushel, up 24½ cents, while January 2027 futures gained 24 […]
Wheat futures moved higher across all three major US exchanges on Monday as tensions surrounding the Black Sea failed to ease over the weekend, keeping concerns about global grain supplies and export flows in focus. Chicago SRW wheat futures gained between 5 ¾ and 12 ¾ cents, while KC HRW futures advanced 4 to 10 […]
In the European gas market (Dutch TTF benchmark), we are observing a sharp sell-off today, with prices falling below the key level of 80 EUR/MWh. Recently, we have seen a strong correlation with oil prices, linked to shared concerns over Middle Eastern supply and rising demand in Asia for both oil and gas. Today, despite […]
Financial markets enter the final weeks of the third quarter with uncertainty and volatility still elevated, although a decline in oil prices and renewed optimism surrounding US-China engagement have provided some relief to equities at the start of the week. Brent crude has fallen back toward $101.70 a barrel, while European shares and US equity […]
GBP/USD is trading below 1.3400 at the start of the week, with the pair around 1.3375 during early European trading. Sterling remains under pressure after the US Federal Reserve delivered a hawkish rate increase last week, while the technical structure continues to point to downside pressure as long as the pair remains below its 100-day […]
Silver prices are consolidating around $66.35 per ounce at the start of the week after posting a strong recovery through the second half of last week. The white metal remains above its short-term trend support, but gains have paused as traders assess the Federal Reserve’s renewed tightening cycle, changing expectations for inflation and developments surrounding […]