Commodity Compass Weekly
Commodity Compass Weekly
Jennifer Pickerel
Commodity Compass - 8/17 - Mixed Signal in Metals while Farmers See Continued Pressure with Low Grain Prices
13 minutes Posted Aug 17, 2025 at 4:43 pm.
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Strong U.S. jobs data, sticky inflation, firming yields, and mixed global growth signals contributed to a choppy week for commodity markets, while a strengthening dollar and buoyant equities encouraged investors to rotate between safe‑haven metals and riskier assets. Grain prices remain under pressure and we saw this in the market reaction to one of the top Ag equities this week.