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Thursday, March 12, 2020

Thursday Watch List

Markets
Markets continue to react to public restrictions in response to the spread of coronavirus, while the more traditional market factors take a back seat. The usual Thursday morning reports will take place with weekly export sales, jobless claims and a new U.S. Drought Monitor due out at 7:30 a.m. CDT and joined by a report on U.S. producer prices. Natural gas inventory follows at 9:30 a.m.

Weather
Light rain and mixed precipitation will cross the western Midwest and portions of the western Plains Thursday. Other crop areas will be dry. Rain continues with moderate to locally heavy intensity into the eastern Midwest and Delta Friday.