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Rich Asplund

Tue, Jul 2nd, 2024

Rich Asplund

Rich Asplund

Richard is an investment analyst covering the global financial, equity, commodity, and clean energy markets.  Richard is the author of Profiting from Clean Energy: A Complete Guide to Trading Green in the Solar, Wind, Ethanol, Fuel Cell, Carbon Credit Industries, and more (Wiley, 2008) and is the contributing author of The CRB Commodity Yearbook (Wiley, 2003 through 2021) and The CRB Encyclopedia of Commodity and Financial Prices (Wiley, 2006, 2009).  Richard has been interviewed on CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg TV, Japanese NHK TV, and National Public Radio, and has been quoted in print publications such as Dow Jones, Reuters, USA Today, Newsweek and others.

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Stocks Post Moderate Gains as Powell Says Inflation is Receding

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed up +0.62%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.41%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.01%. Stock indexes Tuesday...

$SPX : 5,509.01 (+0.62%)
SPY : 549.01 (+0.67%)
$DOWI : 39,331.85 (+0.41%)
DIA : 393.29 (+0.47%)
$IUXX : 20,011.89 (+1.01%)
QQQ : 486.98 (+1.05%)
ZNU24 : 109-145 (-0.01%)
TSLA : 231.26 (+10.20%)
PARA : 10.72 (+5.72%)
ON : 72.92 (+5.41%)
AMD : 164.31 (+4.20%)
SMCI : 837.17 (+3.06%)
Dollar Dips on Dovish Comments from Fed Chair Powell

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday fell by -0.17%. The dollar on Tuesday moved lower, pressured by a decline in T-note yields. The dollar extended its losses Tuesday based on dovish comments from Fed Chair...

DXY00 : 105.716 (-0.01%)
^EURUSD : 1.07445 (-0.01%)
^USDJPY : 161.634 (+0.12%)
GCQ24 : 2,338.3 (+0.21%)
SIU24 : 29.865 (+0.70%)
Crude Prices Close Lower as Russian Crude Exports Rebound

August WTI crude oil (CLQ24 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.57 (-0.68%), and Aug RBOB gasoline (RBQ24 ) closed down -0.49 (-0.19%). Crude oil and gasoline prices closed moderately lower on Tuesday. Crude...

CLQ24 : 83.21 (+0.48%)
RBQ24 : 2.5764 (+0.12%)
Nat-Gas Prices Retreat as US Temperatures Cool

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ24 ) on Tuesday closed down by -0.043 (-1.74%). Aug nat-gas prices Tuesday moved lower for the sixth consecutive session and posted a 7-week low. Nat-gas prices remain under...

NGQ24 : 2.449 (+0.57%)
NY Sugar Settles Higher on Below-Average Rain in Brazil and India

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.38 (+1.88%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed down -1.60 (-0.27%). Sugar prices Tuesday settled mixed, with NY sugar climbing...

SBV24 : 20.61s (+1.88%)
SWV24 : 576.30s (+1.09%)
^USDBRL : 5.67710 (-0.02%)
Cocoa Prices Finish Sharply Higher as ICE Cocoa Inventories Shrink

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Tuesday closed up +495 (+6.79%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed up +306 (+4.96%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Tuesday and recovered all of Monday's...

CCU24 : 7,788s (+6.79%)
CAU24 : 6,476s (+4.96%)
Coffee Prices Post Moderate Gains on Signs of Smaller Global Coffee Supplies

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Tuesday closed up +2.45 (+1.09%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +25 (+0.61%). Coffee prices on Tuesday posted moderate gains. Smaller coffee exports...

KCU24 : 227.30s (+1.09%)
RMU24 : 4,092s (+0.61%)
^USDBRL : 5.67710 (-0.02%)
NY Sugar Supported by Below-Normal Rain in Brazil and India

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.47 (+2.32%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is down -1.70 (-0.291%). Sugar prices today are mixed, with NY sugar climbing to a 2-1/2 month...

SBV24 : 20.61s (+1.88%)
SWV24 : 576.30s (+1.09%)
^USDBRL : 5.67710 (-0.02%)
Cocoa Prices Rebound as ICE Cocoa Inventories Shrink

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +436 (+5.98%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is up +273 (+4.42%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher and recovered all of Monday's losses. ...

CCU24 : 7,788s (+6.79%)
CAU24 : 6,476s (+4.96%)
Coffee Prices Supported by Small Global Coffee Supplies

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) today is up +5.50 (+2.45%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) is up +40 (+0.98%). Coffee prices today are moderately higher. Smaller coffee exports from Costa Rica,...

KCU24 : 227.30s (+1.09%)
^USDBRL : 5.67710 (-0.02%)

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