First Thing Today
This morning report highlights the overnight trading session and key domestic and global developments impacting markets.
China’s Xi weighs in on U.S.-Iran war
Crude oil surges back above $100 a barrel ahead of U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz
Consumer price index out this morning
Grain markets firmer overnight
Grain bulls hoping better risk appetite, slump in greenback will soon support prices
Markets anxious ahead of tonight’s U.S. deadline for Iran to open Hormuz
Grain markets mixed overnight
Trump addresses nation tonight on war in Iran
Trump mulls ending war with Iran without opening Strait of Hormuz
Middle East war still running hot
Trump says aid package announcement for farmers coming today.
Hot weather in Midwest, Plains today; livestock stress possible
EPA biofuels announcement expected today
Another heat wave coming to Plains, Midwest
Weekend heat wave in Plains, Midwest “nothing short of amazing.”
Western U.S. heat wave spreading eastward
Record-high heat in Plains to stress crops, livestock in coming days
FOMC meeting ends this afternoon
Trump seeks delay to China summit in order to manage Middle East conflict
War in Iran still running hot