Is The Worst Of Food Inflation Over?
[ad_1] AT-A-GLANCE Declines in crop prices could help ease food inflation Wheat and corn prices have retreated, soybeans are off their peaks yet have rebounded a little …
A Tale Of Two Markets: Why The Future Looks Different For Hogs And Cattle
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Beef supply could tighten in the coming year due to falling domestic production and lower carcass weights, while pork production is expected to rise in…
Why Oman Crude Could Meet Asia’s Growing Demand For Oil
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE China is increasing its reliance on oil from the Middle East, with imports from the region growing in the first quarter In recent…
Might Inflation Have Peaked? – Benzinga
[ad_1] The U.S., along with the U.K., eurozone countries and many other nations around the world are in a deep inflation hole. In the U.S., headline inflation is running above…
Palm Oil Monthly Update – August 2022
[ad_1] USD Malaysian Crude Palm Oil futures volume and open interest In July 2022, CME Crude Palm Oil volume totaled 22,337 lots (558,425 metric tons) and the end-of-month open interest…
Global Demand For ESG Derivatives Grows
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Asset managers are increasingly adding futures to ESG portfolios to meet client demand for sustainability-linked investments Global sustainability-linked assets could reach $50…
Fertilizer Monthly Update – July 2022
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Gold/Silver: The Role Of Mining Supply
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Gold mining supply has fallen 7% from 2016 to 2021, while silver is down 8.5% Over time, mining supply appears to have a…
Edible Oils Are Facing A Supply Crunch
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Palm oil and soybean oil have long been used in cooking, but their growing use as a biofuel is causing a spike in demand…
War, Acreage Surprises Lead To Volatility In Grain Markets
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE The USDA’s June Acreage report showed less acreage planted in soybeans and more in corn than was expected in the spring Ag producers…
U.S., China Take Opposite Approaches To Consumer Spending
[ad_1] AT-A-GLANCE China is offering incentives to bolster consumer spending as economy slows U.S. is removing monetary stimulus Chinese consumer spending rebounded in June after three months…
Q3 2022 Ag Update – Benzinga
[ad_1] Quarterly overview The first half of 2022 has been a volatile one for wheat. On top of tight global supplies, the war in Ukraine has driven wheat prices higher…
Opening Doors For Diverse STEM Students
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE: THE CME Group Foundation Scholarship is helping students from underrepresented groups find their way into finance, technology and related fields, with more than $2.5 million…
Unlocking The Next Economic Downturn With One Chart
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE The VIX-yield curve cycle is a powerful economic phenomena that has persisted since at least the end of the 1980s Two-year average yield curve slopes and…
U.S. Organic Soybean Volatility Persists Following Global Disruptions
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Prices for organic soybeans in the U.S. rose to $40.52/bushel in May 2022, up nearly 110% from January 2021’s $19.37/bushel Since the start…
Could Home Rental Costs Prolong High U.S. Inflation?
[ad_1] Headline U.S. CPI has surged to 9.1%, and close to 6% for the core rate that excludes food and energy (Figure 1). The more broadly based personal consumption expenditure…
No Sign Of Recession Fears In Fixed-Income Markets
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Despite not meeting the technical definition of a recession, a June YouGov poll showed that 58% of Americans felt the economy was already in one…
The U.S. Economy Is Facing An Unusual Disconnect
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE The labor market continues to grow despite two quarters of negative real GDP Slow labor force growth plus low labor force participation rates…
Gold/Silver: The Understated Importance Of Supply
[ad_1] Analyses of gold and silver often tend to focus on demand-side drivers, with relatively minor attention given to the influence of supply. For example, both metals display negative correlations…
No Sign Of Recession Fears In Fixed-Income Markets
[ad_1] AT-A-GLANCE The word “recession” is popping up in the news media, polling data and internet searches with increasing frequency Fixed income investors don’t appear to see a downturn on…
Palm Oil Monthly Update ‒ July 2022
[ad_1] USD Malaysian Crude Palm Oil futures volume and open interest In June 2022, CME Crude Palm Oil volume totaled 31,653 lots (791,325 metric tons) and the end-of-month open interest…
Persistent Inflation And Supply Chain Recovery
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Early signs point to both goods demand and manufacturing activity beginning to wane The Federal Reserve has made it clear that their goal is to reduce…
The ECB and Mounting Eurozone Debt
[ad_1] AT A GLANCE Between 2009 and 2012, the euro area experienced a sovereign debt crisis The European Central Bank is ending its bond-buying program and prepping…
What Drove the Euro To 20-Year Low Against the Dollar?
[ad_1] The euro (EUR) recently fell to its lowest level versus the U.S. dollar (USD) since 2002 after breaching a support level that has held up since 2015. (Figure 1).…
Persistent Inflation And Supply Chain Recovery
[ad_1] On June 10, the U.S. Consumer Price Index printed an alarming 8.6% and sent interest rate futures markets into a chaotic repricing of Federal Reserve expectations. At that time,…