Category: Commodities
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More Rice Please…
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/rice-get-costlier-weather-indias-farm-perks-threaten-supply-2023-07-06/ Rice prices are at their highest in 11 years and are expected to rise further due to several factors. India, which accounts for over 40% of global rice exports, has increased payments to farmers, leading to higher prices for rice. The El Nino weather pattern, which typically brings lower rainfall to Asia where rice…
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Soil and food for thought…
64% of corn acres and 57% of bean acres are now under drought stress however DEC corn futures are trading close to 9% lower than JUL corn and NOV bean futures are trading 14% lower than JUL beans.
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OIL and Inflation
https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/crude-oil-surges-higher-helped-by-us-cpi-opec-report-3104289 World consumption will exceed supplies by roughly 2.7 million barrels a day next month, a report from OPEC indicated on Tuesday, and if the de facto leader of the group decided to extend the reduction for the whole third quarter, it would be the biggest deficit since 2021. The International Energy Agency, which advises…
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Fake News
this is fake news because the big mac price is really 5 something but the message is directionally accurate. Inflation hurts Mcdonald’s customers the most. Personally, my last McDonalds order was $15+.
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BTC vs GOV
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/crypto-giants-binance-coinbase-rough-week-rcna87939 Crypto has their answer — and it’s not one that they’re going to like. That has been a major question mark, one that has left the industry begging for clarity from the SEC and Congress about how the government views the “tokens” trade, which has produced billions in transaction fees for these major markets.…
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Dalio Says STAGFLATION
Dalio Says STAGFLATION Ray Dalio discusses how the problem with the US’s current debt crisis is that the central banks and the commercial banks will have solvency concerns due to government debt holdings. He highlights the trade-off between raising the debt-to-income ratio and balancing interest rates for creditors rather than debtors. He adds that the…
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Rain rain, don’t go away…