Fitch: It is expected that the freight cycle in the United States and Canada will begin to improve slowly in 2025.According to informed sources, Ultramicro Computer is considering issuing additional shares and bonds. Ultramicro computers fell 6% in after-hours trading.Johnson & Johnson shares rose 0.4%.
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): In the week of December 10th, the net long position of ICE Brent crude oil held by speculators increased by 5,349 contracts to 162,273 contracts, a record high of more than two months. The net long position in sugar will reach a three-month low, and the net long position in Robusta Coffee will hit a four-week low, increasing the net long position in London Cocoa.Post Holdings is working with bankers to explore the merger with Lamb Weston.The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a blue gale warning at 06: 00 on December 14th. It is estimated that there will be 5 winds and gusts of 6~7 in parts of southern Qinghai, central and eastern Inner Mongolia and eastern Shandong Peninsula from 08: 00 on December 14th to 08: 00 on the 15th. There will be strong winds of 7-8 grades and gusts of 9 grades in the Bohai Strait, northern Yellow Sea, most of the East China Sea, Taiwan Province Strait, east of Taiwan Province, bashi channel, most of the South China Sea and Beibu Gulf.
The relative cost of living in new york has dropped to the lowest level since at least 2008. According to the new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis this week, the cost of living in new york metropolitan area in 2023 is 12.5% higher than the national average. This is the lowest level since the bureau began to release relevant data at least in 2008. From 2008 to 2022, the relative cost of living in new york is 13% to 15.5% higher than the average level in the United States.Johnson & Johnson shares rose 0.4%.Chicago wheat futures fell more than 1.1%, US demand fell, and global supply was strong. In late new york on Friday (December 13th), the Bloomberg Grain Sub-index fell 0.71% to 31.5695 points, and this week it has fallen 0.09%. CBOT corn futures fell 0.23% to $ 4.42-1/2 a bushel, up 0.57% this week. CBOT wheat futures fell 1.16% to $5.52/bushel, down 0.72% this week. CBOT soybean futures fell 0.77% to 9.95-1/2 USD/bushel, down 0.25% this week; Soybean meal futures fell by 1.21%, and fell by 0.67% this week, while soybean oil futures fell by 0.07% and fell by 0.65% this week.