10/14/25 Bears Growling, Shutdown Persists, Trade Tensions Escalate

10/14/2025 Click Above to Watch the Morning Market Talk Video Bears Growling, Shutdown Persists, Trade Tensions Escalate On the Grains Corn, soybeans and wheat traded higher at points overnight but are under pressure this morning. Wheat posted contract lows, with SRW futures falling to the lowest level on the continuation chart since August 2020. Gov’t Shutdown Continues as Senate Returns The U.S. government shutdown is now 14 days long and there are no signs the stalemate over a short-term spending measure will end anytime soon. The Senate will reconvene at 3 p.m. ET, with a vote on a House-passed stopgap spending measure planned for around 5:30 p.m. ET. The vote is again expected to fall shy of the 60 needed for passage. Both sides continue to point fingers and blame the other instead of compromising. Congress’ inability to complete the appropriations process is no longer a partisan problem — it’s a systemic one. Until leaders in both parties agree to prioritize governing over gamesmanship, the nation will continue lurching from one fiscal crisis to the next. The House is not in session this week, but Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called Democrats back to Washington, D.C. for an evening meeting “to…