First Thing Today
This morning report highlights the overnight trading session and key domestic and global developments impacting markets.
Key U.S. inflation report out this morning
Iran war sparks biggest crude-oil disruption in history
Bearish technical signal for most of the grains
Strait of Hormuz virtually closed as marketplace reassesses war’s timeline.
WTI crude oil futures push above $85 a barrel, at 2-year high
Stormy weather over much of the U.S. late this week
Amid Middle East war, grain markets not faring too badly
Marketplace anxiety deepens as Middle East war expands
World stock, financial markets are rattled but not un-hinged.
Weekly USDA export sales report on tap today
Warmer temps coming to the Plains, Midwest
State-of-the-Union address tonight
Major Nor’easter shuts down much of East Coast
World watches huge U.S. military build-up in Middle East
USDA Ag Outlook Conference kicks off this morning
Fed meeting minutes on deck this afternoon
Winter returns to Midwest, Plains later this week
Analysts attempt to explain Thursday’s “flash crashes” in metals, stock indexes
China-U.S. trade truce may be extended by up to one year: report