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June 25 (Futures News) – According to foreign media reports, Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark contract down 0.7%, marking the third decline in the past four trading days. This was mainly due to the plunge in international crude oil futures, with speculative funds continuing to sell. International crude oil fell by more than $3 per ton on Wednesday, closing at its lowest level in four months, as market concerns about supply eased as more tankers left the Strait of Hormuz. Soybean futures are typically influenced by crude oil movements because soybeans are a key feedstock for biofuel production. Generally favorable weather conditions in the U.S. Midwest, which are conducive to early crop growth, continued to weigh on the soybean market and encouraged speculative funds to continue selling.On June 25th, according to foreign media reports, soybean meal futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) closed mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark contract closing down 0.4%, following the downward trend in neighboring soybean and soybean oil markets. Favorable weather conditions in U.S. soybean producing regions and a clear production outlook continued to pressure the soybean and soybean product markets. The sharp drop in international crude oil futures also negatively impacted the soybean and soybean product markets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release its weekly export sales report on Thursday. Analysts expect net U.S. soybean meal export sales for the week ending June 18, 2026, to be between 200,000 and 550,000 tons. In comparison, the previous weeks net sales for U.S. soybean meal in the 2025/26 marketing year were 283,900 tons, and net sales for the 2026/27 marketing year were 120,200 tons.June 25 (Futures News) – According to foreign media reports, soybean oil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark contract down 1.3%, following the downward trend in the international crude oil market. Crude oil prices fell by more than $3, reaching levels seen before the Iran-Iraq War, as supply concerns eased as more tankers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz departed. U.S. crude oil futures prices fell below $70 per barrel, hitting their lowest level since March 2. The soybean oil futures market typically follows crude oil trends because soybean oil is a feedstock for biofuels.June 25 (Futures News) – According to foreign media reports, Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures closed slightly lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark contract down 0.6%, mainly reflecting the plunge in international crude oil futures and generally favorable weather conditions in the Corn Belt. As tensions in the Middle East eased, more oil tankers left the Strait of Hormuz, causing international crude oil prices to fall further to their lowest level in four months. This put downward pressure on the corn market. Corn is a key raw material for bioethanol production. In recent weeks, speculative funds have been significantly reducing their large net long positions in CBOT corn futures, exacerbating the decline in corn prices. However, recent strong US corn export sales have provided a floor for the corn market.Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary: No abnormalities occurred at the nuclear facility, and there were no casualties.

NZD/USD finds support near 0.6220; a decline appears more probable due to China's Covid concerns

Alina Haynes

Nov 28, 2022 15:04

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China's anti-Covid shutdown protests have weakened commodity-linked currencies, resulting in a gap-down start of roughly 0.6220 for the NZD/USD pair. During the previous week, the New Zealand dollar dropped after failing to surpass the round-level barrier of 0.6300.

Individuals have taken to the streets in China to demonstrate their opposition against the zero-tolerance policy, leading to a rise in civil unrest. Due to Chinese leader Xi Jinping's conservative posture and authoritarian framework, global markets have become more risk-averse. This has created an economic expansion risk and may worsen the already shaky housing market. Increasing apprehensions about societal risks may also result in political instability, which may have long-lasting detrimental effects on economic structure.

Notably, New Zealand is one of China's most important trading partners, and instability in China could damage the New Zealand Dollar.

In the meantime, the US Dollar Index (DXY) is profiting from investors' liquidity as the demand for safe-haven assets surges. The USD Index is hovering around 106.20 and attempting to reduce volatility as China's anti-locking protests restrict the upside and predictions of a slowdown in the Federal Reserve's larger rate hike cycle limit the downside (Fed).

S&P500 futures are under heavy pressure from market players due to a risk-averse market mentality. In anticipation of Fed chief Jerome Powell's address on Wednesday, yields on 10-year US Treasuries have decreased to approximately 3.68 percent. The Fed Chair's speech could dispel suspicions about a pause to the Fed's current rate-hiking program.