Late-February U.S. farm outlook: expect frontal passages bringing brief precipitation and wind, then cooler, drier breaks. Risks include intermittent frost, variable moisture from West storms to Plains/Midwest mix, and trafficability issues. Use short spray/topdress windows, protect blooms and livestock, time nitrogen with light rains, and monitor local forecasts.
Farm cold rooms using phase-change materials act as thermal batteries, enabling efficient pre-cooling and storage where power is scarce. By banking cold during sunny or low-tariff hours, they cut spoilage, fuel use, and compressor wear. The piece outlines design, operations, economics, best-fit cases, purchasing criteria, policy supports, and next steps.
U.S. agriculture policy is shifting through Congress, USDA rules, EPA decisions, trade moves, court orders, and statehouse bills. Near-term signals—appropriations riders, hearings, pesticide and fuel guidance, export actions, and litigation—could alter inputs, risk, labor, and market access. Producers should monitor dockets and deadlines as regulatory steps sway costs and prices.
With U.S. markets holiday-thinned around Thanksgiving, liquidity is light and moves exaggerated. Investors focus on pre-holiday data (claims, durable goods, PCE, GDP, inventories) and retail checks, plus month-end rebalancing. Upcoming ISM, JOLTS, ADP and claims guide rates, dollar and leadership amid Treasury supply risks and soft-landing vs. inflation/growth-scare scenarios.
Markets entered holiday-thin liquidity, consolidating as investors positioned for a compact data cluster—PCE inflation, GDP, durable goods, and jobless claims—guiding rate expectations. Equities and credit tracked macro; Treasuries split by tenor; the dollar followed rate differentials. Upcoming ISM, JOLTS, ADP, and holiday sales will shape cross-asset leadership.
U.S. markets idled in tight ranges as pre‑holiday liquidity thinned and investors awaited mid‑week data. Equities, Treasuries, the dollar, and commodities were largely steady. The coming week’s inflation, spending, growth, labor and Treasury‑supply signals—plus Fed commentary—could jolt prices, with thin conditions amplifying moves across rates, equities, FX, and commodities.
Markets opened quietly into a holiday‑shortened U.S. week, with thin liquidity and futures-led trade. Focus shifts to mid‑week PCE, durable goods, GDP revisions, jobless claims, housing, confidence, and FOMC minutes, plus 2‑, 5‑, 7‑year auctions. Thanksgiving closures/early closes may amplify volatility across rates, equities, dollar, credit, and commodities.
With U.S. markets thin around Thanksgiving, attention centers on Wednesday’s PCE inflation, income/spending, Q3 GDP revisions, durable goods, jobless claims, and housing. Outcomes will steer yields, dollar, and sector leadership, while holiday sales, OPEC headlines, and policy signals loom. Gentle disinflation aids risk assets; hot inflation/soft growth reverses.
Into Thanksgiving, thinning liquidity and front-loaded data define US markets. Focus: PCE, durable goods, claims, FOMC minutes, and 2s/5s/7s auctions. Fed signals, energy and dollar trends, and holiday retail updates guide rates, equities, credit, and FX. Scenario paths hinge on core PCE; expect amplified moves and sector-specific volatility.
Markets navigated options-expiration swings and pre‑Thanksgiving liquidity as data signaled gradual cooling and disinflation. Equities rotated; rates held ranges; dollar steady; credit issuance slowed; oil consolidated. PCE, durable goods, and Treasury auctions will guide: disinflation favors duration and quality, while hotter data or weak auctions pressure long‑end and lift dollar.
Report offers a structured checklist to interpret US macro data and cross-asset moves, plus a 7-day outlook. Base case is gradual disinflation amid mixed growth; scenarios cover upside growth or downside risk. It highlights key releases, Treasury supply, Fed communication, positioning, and risk signals to distinguish noise from regime shifts.