 Silver and gold prices rise
 The dollar moves higher
 Crude oil and all energy prices post significant declines on the week
 Grains are lower along with most agricultural commodities
 Stocks falter at new highs and digital currencies fall as the US Congress demands a halt to Facebook’s Libra token
 All signs point to a Fed rate cut later this month
 Precious metals remain strong
 Copper and industrial commodities move mostly higher
 Energy prices move higher across the board- Agricultural commodities mostly higher after the July WASDE report
 New highs in stocks and the dollar falls
Summary
• Grains were the best-performing commodities sector in Q2
• Corn leads the sector with a gain of 17.88%.
• Weak performance in MGE wheat and soybean oil which were the only two losers
• A 15.35% gain in CBOT wheat
• The season of uncertainty peaks at the end of Q2
 Multiyear highs in gold as the Fed signals rate cuts are coming
 Copper and industrial commodity prices move higher, but wait for news on trade between the US and China
 Crude oil rallies on Iranian hostilities- Natural gas falls below $2.20 per MMBtu
 Agricultural commodity prices were stable to lower on the week
 Stocks move higher, the dollar falls, and digital currencies continue to move to the upside
 New high in gold, but a pullback late Friday while palladium soars
 Little movement in copper compared to last week, but lumber soars on the prospects for lower interest rates
 Economic and politics pull crude oil in opposite directions- Natural gas remains below $2.40 per MMBtu
 Grains explode higher in the wake of the June WASDE report on weather and late planting- Coffee moves lower during the July-September roll
 Stocks stable on the week, the dollar rallies, and digital currencies post gains
Precious metals move mostly higher, but platinum lags
Trade pushes copper and base metals lower
Crude oil falls on trade but Iran lurks in the background
Grains post gains, but soybeans lag
New highs in the dollar, but intervention may be pushing the greenback lower as the dollar index falls after Thursday’s new marginal peak- Uncertainty in the UK as the Prime Minister steps aside