Tight or Loose, Where Does Monetary Policy Stand?
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Tight monetary policy aims to slow down an overheated economy by increasing interest rates. Conversely, loose monetary policy aims to stimulate an economy by lowering…
South American Soybeans: A Global Market
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Brazil is the leading producer of soybeans globally, passing U.S. production by 13.3 million metric tons in the 2021/2022 crop year Market participants can…
WTI’s Impact on Prices at the Pump
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Crude oil, the main component of gasoline, accounts for nearly 60% of the pump price of regular gasoline Shortages at Gulf Coast refineries,…
Palm Oil Monthly Update – October 2022 – CME Group
[ad_1] CME Group USD Malaysian Crude Palm Oil futures volume and open interest In September 2022, CME crude palm oil volume totaled 21,758 lots (543,950 metric tons) and the end-of-month…
Investor Expectations for Inflation: Upside, Downside Risks
[ad_1] For investors, the past year has been dominated by one factor: inflation. Beginning in April 2021, the U.S. inflation rate began climbing rapidly. By the summer of 2022, headline…
New Sector Futures Give Traders More Hedging Power
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Six new contracts offer futures market participants access to tools tracking some of the most popular S&P and Nasdaq sector indices, including semiconductors and biotech…
A Competitive Landscape for the Semiconductor Industry
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Overall semiconductor stocks and the broader IT sector appear to move in tandem Semiconductors underperformed from 2002 to 2012 and then outperformed from 2013…
Deglobalization, Geopolitics Fragment Semiconductors – Benzinga
[ad_1] Over the past five years, there has been a consequential shift from the pro-free trade neo-liberal model that prevailed during the post-Cold War era until 2017 toward a new…
Undervalued or Overvalued, Where Do Equities Stand?
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE In 2022, the rise in bond yields has outpaced the decline in stock prices The ratio of the S&P 500’s market cap to…
Five Fundamental Reasons for High Oil Volatility
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE WTI crude oil prices fell 25% in the third quarter, but volatility has shown little sign of weakening Economic uncertainty and geopolitical risks…
The Search for Alternative Energy
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Solar energy is becoming more competitive as prices have fallen 80% over the past decade Natural gas prices in Europe and Asia remain…
Equities-Gold Trends Amid Inflation, Global Events
[ad_1] AT-A-GLANCE Equities and gold can have extremely strong relative value trends that last a decade or more Equities tend to outperform gold during periods of low inflation,…
Seasonality in Hogs vs Pork: More Than Just Grilling Season
[ad_1] Differences in supply and demand of hogs and pork are influenced by seasonality, the hog production cycle and other factors The spread between Lean Hog and Pork…
Why FX Volatility is Likely to Stick Around
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE The G5 FX CVOL™ Index, which tracks volatility in the major currency pairs against the U.S. dollar, recently reached the highest level since March 2020…
Carbon Markets Driving Price Discovery
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE As organizations make carbon neutral pledges, more are turning to carbon pricing instruments to hedge positions. Since their launch in 2021, more than…
Rising Rates and the Effects on U.S. Housing
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE 30-year mortgage rates have more than doubled in 2022 The PCE price index, which rose 0.3% in August, is one measure of U.S.…
Could Gold Outperform Copper in 2023 as Housing Cools?
[ad_1] Viewed over the span of decades, copper and gold prices tend to move in the same direction. Their prices were depressed during the 1980s and 1990s, and soared from…
Ether Futures And The Merge
[ad_1] The Ethereum merge may be a defining moment for crypto as it will be the first time that a blockchain changes its consensus mechanism. The suite…
How the Mint Ratio Has Changed Over Time
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Over the past several decades, the gold-silver ratio has ranged widely Although gold and silver are both classified as precious metals, investors often treat silver as…
Supply Chain Disruptions Show Signs Of Easing
[ad_1] Disruptions to global supply chains in the more than two years of the pandemic have led the way for inflation to soar across much of the world, forcing major…
Copper As An Economic Indicator
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Increased demand for copper typically indicates a growing economy, just as a drop in copper demand can suggest an economic slowdown Copper prices are now down…
The Challenges Ahead For China’s Economy
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Commodities such as corn, aluminum and oil are off their highs as China’s growth slows Demographic patterns could be a major constraint to China’s already struggling…
What Makes Silver Prices Outperform, or Trail, Gold
[ad_1] Over the past half century, gold and silver prices have shown a strong positive correlation. Their correlation has been especially high during the past 18 years (Figure 1). Figure…
Looking Behind The Curtain At Crude Market Volatility
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Events are driving above-average swings in an already-volatile crude market On days when OPEC meets, the average price move for WTI Crude was $4.16, 1.4x the…
Some Sectors Lag Jobs Recovery, Others Excel
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