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CBOT December 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (green line), MGEX December 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. December 2022 hard red wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat futures retreat after rally

Corn also weak, soy up off recent losses

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday, settling back from a sharp rally a day earlier as investors weighed Russian criticism of a Ukrainian grain export deal against prospects of a slowing global economy, traders said. Corn futures also were weaker despite growing concerns about a disappointing U.S. harvest after dry weather
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Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: Going up

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The Bank of Canada removed any lingering doubts last week about its commitment to fighting inflation. It delivered a jumbo rate hike of 100 basis points — or a full per cent — while facing an annualized inflation rate of more than seven per cent, according to the most recent figures from Statistics Canada. South
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Cash advances’ interest-free portion temporarily raised

APP funds now interest-free for first $250K

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The federal government’s low-interest loan guarantee program for Canadian farmers will sweeten the interest-free portion of its offer for the next two program years to help with farm cash flow. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Thursday announced a temporary increase in the interest-free portion of the Advance Payments Program to $250,000, up from the usual
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Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. interest rate decision could shake futures

Heat in forecast keeping U.S. corn supported

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MarketsFarm — Commodity prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were certainly affected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) monthly supply/demand estimates released last Friday — but may be shaken again after the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to raise its key interest rate by 0.75 of a point. Ryan Ettner, a commodity broker
To set the stage, there have been nine periods of rising central bank rates in the U.S. since the late 1960s.
News, Other

How widespread will interest rate fallout be?

Looking at economic history, the effects aren’t always dramatic

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Take a moment to imagine what the world and your business would look like if interest rates were at four per cent — or even six per cent — instead of two per cent. Everyone has been talking about inflation and interest rates and yield curve inversions lately, so what does it all mean? While
…your current three or four per cent financings could turn into five, six, seven or even eight per cent borrowing costs over the next few years.
Markets, News, Other

How high could interest rates go?

The consensus is they’re set to rise but many could be underestimating how much

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There has been a lot of talk lately about inflation and what higher interest rates could mean for the markets, the economy and your investments. Are rising interest rates bad for stocks? How high can rates go? How will it affect my bottom line? And not just the investment side of your balance sheet but
Historical examples show that hyperinflation is a near-perfect storm of political, social and economic factors.
Currency markets, Markets, Other

Hyperinflation requires certain triggers

Inflation is more common and easier to plan and invest for

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There’s been a lot of talk about inflation and even hyperinflation lately. So in a last of a series on inflation, money supply and interest rates, I thought it would be a good idea to see what happened during the infamous hyperinflation of the 1920s German Weimar Republic. And, to see if similar conditions could

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