What We Are Watching

Grain Export Sales report at 7:30 am CT

Initial Jobless Claims at 7:30 am CT

S&P flash U.S. service and manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index at 8:45 am CT

Livestock and Poultry Slaughter at 2 pm CT

Weather

A small system is exiting the Rockies into the Northern and Central Plains Thursday morning. While showers are rather unimpressive early Thursday morning, they should grow throughout the day, including some risk of thunderstorms across Minnesota down through northeast Kansas by the evening as the storm continues east overnight.