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1. Some gorgeous evening views of the University of Illinois campus from James Baltz of the farmdoc team. Truly stunning pictures. I hope I never forget how fortunate I am to work in such a beautiful setting.
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1. I was on the University of Chicago campus yesterday for a meeting. More on that later. The meeting gave me a chance to walk through the beautiful main quad of the campus. The fall colors were close to peak, and students were spread across the quad soaking up the sun.
Nice article on Bloomberg today by @ailworth on the onion demonstration last week at the CME. Not sure if this link is paywalled or not: urldefense.com/v3/__https://w…
But are perps even futures? The CME sure does not think so and is willing to go to court to fight this out
grain perps and 24/7 trading when?View quoted post on X
perfectly put
It was quite interesting to listen Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh description of the US economy:View quoted post on X
1st-half GDP revised up to 2.4%, 3Q GDP tracking north of 3%, double-digit gains in business investment, and near-historic lows in jobless claims.
For now, at least, 2026 isn't 1973.
