Brazil presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro said the former head of Caixa Economica Federal is joining his campaign as an economic adviser, fueling expectations that she could become finance minister if he is elected.
Brazil presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro said the former head of Caixa Economica Federal is joining his campaign as an economic adviser, fueling expectations that she could become finance minister if he is elected.
Flavio Bolsonaro Photographer: Daniel Ramalho/AFP/Getty Images
Cotton futures in New York surged to the highest since December 2024 as traders weigh a preliminary government US planting report against an outlook for tighter global supplies this year.
Cotton futures in New York surged to the highest since December 2024 as traders weigh a preliminary government US planting report against an outlook for tighter global supplies this year.
Cocoa futures fell to a two-year low in London after Europe’s cocoa processing posted a steeper-than-expected slump, showing the extent of demand destruction as the industry reels from the lingering impact of record prices.
Cocoa futures fell to a two-year low in London after Europe’s cocoa processing posted a steeper-than-expected slump, showing the extent of demand destruction as the industry reels from the lingering impact of record prices.
Cocoa bean roasting machine at a chocolate factory in Paris.
Cocoa in New York plunged the most intraday since July 2024 as exporters took advantage of buying related to index rebalancing to lock in more favorable prices.
Cocoa in New York plunged the most intraday since July 2024 as exporters took advantage of buying related to index rebalancing to lock in more favorable prices.
Dried cocoa beans at the Somos Cacao farm and production facility in Ragonvalia, Norte de Santader department, Colombia, on Friday, March 22, 2024. Cocoa is the best-selling commodity in the world so far in 2024, and Futures have doubled in less than three months as poor harvests in West Africa, where most of the world's cocoa is grown, have led buyers to look elsewhere for supplies. Photographer: Ferley Ospina/Bloomberg
Cotton futures in New York surged to the highest in eight weeks as traders weigh an outlook for tighter supplies this year and volatility in oil markets.
Cotton futures in New York surged to the highest in eight weeks as traders weigh an outlook for tighter supplies this year and volatility in oil markets.
A cotton stripper during a harvest on a farm near Corn, Oklahoma. Photographer: Nick Oxford/Bloomberg