USDA's weekly export sales will be out at 7:30 a.m. CDT Thursday, the same time as weekly U.S. jobless claims, and updates of first-quarter U.S. GDP and the U.S. Drought Monitor. U.S. pending homes sales in March are set for 9 a.m., followed by the Energy Department's weekly natural gas storage report at 9:30 a.m.
Weather
A stalled front and a system approaching from the West will increase showers and thunderstorms across the Plains on Thursday. Severe weather will be a risk from Nebraska southward with all hazards on the table. Background winds will likely be breezy as well. Frosty morning temperatures in the Midwest will quickly rise Thursday morning.