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Cotton Leaking Lower Following USDA Production Increase

Cotton prices are trading with losses of 20 to 50 points so far on Friday trade. Crude oil is up $1.88/barrel at $68.45, with the US dollar index $0.193 higher to $97.515. The monthly update to the USDA balance sheets showed a 300,000 bale hike to US cotton exports at...

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Cotton Looking at Lower Trade Early on Friday

Cotton prices are trading with most contracts down 20 to 30 points, as front month October is up 28 points. Futures closed out the Thursday session with losses of 5 to 11 points at the final bell. Crude oil is down $1.51 cents/barrel at $66.86, with the US dollar index...

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Cotton Eases Back Lower on Thursday

Cotton futures closed out the Thursday session with losses of 5 to 11 points at the final bell. Crude oil is down $1.51 cents/barrel at $66.86, with the US dollar index $0.51 higher to $97.250. USDA Export Sales data showed 75,089 RB of old crop cotton bookings in the week...

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Cotton Easing Lower on Thursday

Cotton futures are trading with 12 to 25 point losses on the Thursday session. Crude oil is down $1.68 cents/barrel at $66.70, with the US dollar index $0.171 lower to $97.370. USDA Export Sales data showed 75,089 RB of old crop cotton bookings in the week ending on July 3....

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Cotton Posts Midweek Pop

Cotton posted gains of 28 to 40 points on the Wednesday session to rebound from recent weakness. The July contract rolled off the board at 64.96. Crude oil was down 4 cents/barrel to close at $68.29, with the US dollar index $0.012 lower to $97.160. Tuesday’s online auction from The...

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Cotton Sneaking Back Higher on Wednesday

Cotton futures are back up 30 to 45 points on Wednesday, with July expiring today. Crude oil is up another 47 cents/barrel at $68.80, with the US dollar index $0.043 higher to $97.255. Tuesday’s online auction from The Seam showed sales of 2,465 bales at an average price of 65.44...

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Cotton Bulls Taking Some Back on Wednesday Morning

Cotton price action is up 22 to 50 points on Wednesday morning, as July expires today. Futures fell another 50 to 75 points lower on Tuesday. Crude oil was up another 32 cents/barrel at $68.25, with the US dollar index $0.014 higher to $97.155. Weekly Crop Progress data showed the...

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Why is Trump threatening higher tariffs on ‘anti-American’ Brics nations?

US president threat of additional 10 per cent levy on Brics members deepens rift with influential bloc

The Independent UK

Cotton Pushes Lower on Tuesday

Cotton futures fell another 50 to 75 points lower on Tuesday. Crude oil was up another 32 cents/barrel at $68.25, with the US dollar index $0.014 higher to $97.155. Weekly Crop Progress data showed the US cotton crop at 48% squared, with 14% setting bolls, both 1% behind average. Condition...

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Cotton Losses Extending on Tuesday

Cotton futures are falling another 60 to 77 points lower on Tuesday. Crude oil is up another 79 cents/barrel at $68.72, with the US dollar index $0.144 higher to $97.285. Weekly Crop Progress data showed the US cotton crop at 48% squared, with 14% setting bolls, both 1% behind average....

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Brics is sliding towards irrelevance – the Rio summit made that clear

The Brics group of nations has just concluded its 17th annual summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. But, despite member states adopting a long list of commitments covering global governance, finance, health, AI and climate change, the summit was a lacklustre affair.

The Conversation

Cotton Slipping Lower on Tuesday Morning

Cotton futures are down 15 to 43 points on Monday. Price action closed the Monday trade with losses of 27 to 57 points. Crude oil was $1.44/barrel at $67.94, with the US dollar index $0.378 higher to $97.200. Weekly Crop Progress data showed the US cotton crop at 48% squared,...

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Pound and gilts slump amid doubts over Chancellor’s future

The pound slid by 1.14% to 1.358 against the US dollar on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

US dollar has worst first half in more than 50 years amid Trump tariffs

Currency sold off due to concerns economic policies threaten safe-haven role of US dollar-denominated assets

The Guardian - UK

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What Is Driving Global De-Dollarization?

The US has been able to do what fear mongers squawked about the past number of years: A global move away from the US dollar as the safe-haven currency of choice.

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What Three Different Financial Markets Were Telling Us at the End of May

As I've long argued, it doesn't matter what any one of has to say about markets. What matters is what the markets are telling us.

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Dollar Slides and Gold Rallies as US-China Trade Tensions Escalate

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday fell by -0.58% and posted a 1-1/4 month low. Escalation of US-China trade tensions has led to a selloff of the US dollar after China accused the US of violating their recent trade deal by unilaterally introducing new discriminatory restrictions. Also, dovish Fed comments...

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Dollar Sinks and Gold Jumps on Rising US Trade Tensions

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.67% at a 1-1/4 month low. Escalation of US-China trade tensions has led to a selloff of the US dollar after China accused the US of violating their recent trade deal by unilaterally introducing new discriminatory restrictions. Also, dovish comments from...

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European stock markets rebound as Trump delays 50% tariffs on the EU to 9 July

Stock futures surged after US President Donald Trump agreed to postpone the planned 50% tariffs on the European Union, but the US dollar remained under pressure amid waning investor confidence in US assets, pushing the euro to a one-month high.

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Do US Markets Have a Case of the Moody Blues?

The financial services company Moody's downgraded the US sovereign debt credit rating last week, with markets generally reacting as expected.

The Conversation

Could the euro replace the dollar as global reserve currency? It’s not getting any less likely

A global reserve currency is one that is extensively held by foreign Central Banks. Since the 1944 Bretton Woods agreement this position has been occupied by the US dollar and it still holds true – according to IMF data from late 2024, the dollar represented 54% of global official reserves,…

The Guardian - UK

Gold climbs above $3,500 for first time as Wall Street rallies after slide

Dollar also recovers after Monday’s sell-off prompted by Donald Trump’s attack on Federal Reserve chair

The Guardian - UK

IMF slashes global growth forecast to 2.8% this year due to Trump trade war – as it happened

Growth forecasts for most advanced countries have been cut, as IMF warns that trade tensions will hurt economic activity

Euronews

Investors flee US assets as Trump attacks Fed’s Powell and calls for rate cuts

Investors continued offloading US assets as the Trump administration seeks a way to dismiss Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Trump has demanded rate cuts, referring to Powell as “a major loser” in a social media post. The US dollar weakened to a three-year low.

Al Jazeera

Is the US dollar at risk of a ‘confidence crisis’?

Fears about unpredictable policy are prompting investors to question their faith in the US dollar.

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