Markets Today Markets Aug 22, 2026 Soybeans Firm Higher Late on Friday Soybeans pushed higher late on Friday, with contracts up 1 to 4 ¼ cents at the close. September was up... Read more
Softs Today Markets Aug 22, 2026 Corn Rallies into Friday’s Close Following Week of Weaker Tour Yields Corn futures found late strength on Friday with contracts 2 ¾ to 6 ½ cents higher across the board. September... Read more
Markets Today Markets Aug 22, 2026 Forecasting the upcoming week: Warsh’s Jackson Hole debut and US inflation test a soft US Dollar The US Dollar Index (DXY) ended the week near even with Thursday, holding near 98.80. Like Thursday, DXY traded down... Read more
Commentary Today Markets Aug 22, 2026 US Business Growth Hits 52-Month High as Services Activity Surges, Despite Factory Growth Slowing US Factory Growth Slows to 5-Month Low: S&P Global The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI eased to 53.2 in August... Read more
Markets Today Markets Aug 22, 2026 Baltic Dry Index Rises for 2nd Day, Still Posts Weekly Loss The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, advanced for a second... Read more
Markets Today Markets Aug 22, 2026 Gold Advances to Over 3-Month High Gold climbed to over $4,600 an ounce on Friday, its highest level since mid-May, and extended weekly gains to around... Read more
Cryptocurrencies Today Markets Aug 22, 2026 Bitcoin Surges as Risk Appetite and ETF Inflows Improve Bitcoin surged 6% to around $77,370 on Friday, extending gains to over 20% this week, its strongest weekly gain in... Read more
Energies Today Markets Aug 22, 2026 European Stocks Close Higher European stocks closed higher on Friday, trimming loses from the week with support from heavyweight banks and luxury brands. The... Read more
