Articles by International Business Times

Morning Cattle Market Report

The seriousness of the Midwest drought and the resulting tight supply of feedgrains is the main short-term focus on the market. If the western Corn Belt crop conditions continue to... Read >>

Morning Hog Market Report

With weak packer margins, a steep downtrend in cash markets and the outlook for increasing supply into the fall, the market remains in a steep downtrend. The CME Lean Hog Index as of July 12th... Read >>

Iran and Bernanke testimony keeping oil prices steady

A bit of geopolitics and an upcoming appearance by US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke before Congress today has sent the oil bears to the sidelines along with some light buying and fresh... Read >>

Morning Crude Oil Market Report

September crude oil prices were higher during the overnight and early morning hours, supported by a bounce in global equity markets and measure of weakness in the US dollar. It appears that... Read >>

Morning Heating Oil Market Report

August heating oil prices traded to their highest level since May 29th during the early morning hours, helped by a strong showing in September Brent crude oil. Further support for the market... Read >>

Morning Natural Gas Market Report

August natural gas prices experienced downside follow-through overnight in the wake of yesterday's outside day reversal. The market challenged and bounced from $2.72 support, which was... Read >>

Morning Gasoline Market Report

August RBOB prices were higher during the initial morning hours, helped in part by an improvement in macroeconomic sentiment and a new six-week high in Brent crude oil. It is also possible that... Read >>

Morning Copper Market Report

The copper market barely managed to claw out a fresh higher high for the move in the early action. International copper prices were given a lift last night from speculation of upcoming... Read >>

The Nemenoff Report Bonds Lower, S&P's higher, Silver Lower

Financials:  Sept. Bonds are currently 18 lower at 151'05 and the 10 Yr. Note5 lower at 134'21. Yesterday the market approached long term resistance of the 152'16 area with a high of... Read >>

The Chicken And I: How The Humble Poultry Symbolizes Iran’s Economic Disaster

While the U.S., Israel and Western Europe worry over Iran's nuclear power ambitions, ordinary Iranians have a far more mundane matter to be concerned about: chickens. A shortage of the... Read >>