Market Reports Explained
USDA, EIA, CFTC, and Fed reports — what they are, when they land, and how traders read them.
USDA Report Schedule: What Lands When
USDA report calendar: WASDE monthly, Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings quarterly, Export Sales weekly. Wh…
The WASDE Report, Explained
The monthly WASDE is the USDA's world supply-and-demand balance sheet for corn, soybeans, wheat, and more. Wha…
The Grain Stocks Report, Explained
The USDA's quarterly Grain Stocks report counts corn, soybean, and wheat inventories on and off farms. Why it …
The Prospective Plantings Report
The USDA's March 31 survey of U.S. farmers' acreage intentions — the first solid read on the new crop and one …
The Weekly Crude Oil Inventory Report
The EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report lands Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Eastern. What the crude, gasoline, and…
The Natural Gas Storage Report, Explained
The EIA's weekly natural gas storage report lands Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Eastern. How injections, withdrawals…
COT Report Release Schedule
The CFTC's Commitments of Traders report releases Fridays at 3:30 p.m. Eastern with Tuesday positioning data. …
The FOMC Calendar and Futures Markets
The FOMC meets eight times a year; rate decisions and press conferences move stock index, bond, gold, and curr…
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