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Russia, Where’s The Wheat?
Wheat lost more than 8% in July from the near perfect weather that brought the agriculture sector down to its lowest in four years. Now, in the first week of August the DJCI All Wheat Total Return is already up 5.4% MTD through Aug 7, despite a 1.2% loss for the day. However, Russia’s food trade ban has implications that…
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Europe’s Short Rate Remains Unchanged
The European Central Bank left its key rate unchanged at a record low of 0.25%. There was speculation around whether the European Central Bank would cut rates again in response to the low level of inflation (0.7% in January). The central bank’s president, Mario Draghi, addressed the low inflation issue by saying that the measure…
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