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Three of the four major US indexes posted fresh records; Dow 2.5 percent from a record But renewed trade headwinds could weigh on markets However, a strong US economy would counter geopolitical risks...
The biggest stockpile buildup in two months has hit US natural gas and prices aren’t tumbling. This proves two things: market bulls have dug in for a long, hard fight, betting that inventories...
Markets, commodities included, hate the element of surprise. And few things have caught commodity markets off-guard this year like the on-again, off-again talk of plans by the world's third largest...
Do you drink coffee by the pots and like it sweet? Even if you do, that’s unlikely to lift the arabica market from its current doldrums, or send a lifeline to sugar, which is also at multi-year...
Even though cryptocurrency prices have been significantly down throughout 2018 thus far, oddly, hashrates for the Bitcoin network—signifying mining activity—have risen meaningfully. Could...
The US dollar is falling again today, for the third straight session. The fundamental drivers for this current decline are difficult to pinpoint.It could be Fed Chief Jerome Powell's remarks on Friday...
Prices of agricultural commodities—from hogs to cattle to corn—jumped on yesterday's US trade agreement with Mexico that aims to rewrite NAFTA, but US commodity markets as a whole will...
Gold has been on the back foot lately. Since hitting a yearly high of $1,365.40 on April 11, the price of the precious metal has slipped nearly 11%. The market narrative explaining the sluggish price...
The potential elimination of rate hike guarantees into December, signaled by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday, could lead to more profit-taking in the dollar this week, while giving...
Shrugging off a disappointing end to US-China trade talks, the threat of additional interest rate hikes, and the most recent political uncertainty surrounding President Trump’s administration,...
Powell's remarks lift US equities to new records However, he disappointed dollar investors, leading to a selloff Treasury yields completed a massive H&S pattern, as gradual rate hikes have been...
Central bank policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic were a lot more worried about trade tensions at the beginning of August than they let on at the time. Those worries might be enough to interrupt...
It’s building up to be one of most suspenseful commodity markets with an outcome none can quite predict as yet. US natural gas prices are at an inflection point, with summer cooling demand...
Fed clearly leads the global pace of policy normalization despite Trump 'displeasure' BoE wary of Brexit crash forcing it to slam on the brakes ECB coasting in neutral BoJ stuck in pit for...
The dollar rebounded from a six day selloff, after yesterday's release of the Fed minutes showed that the US central bank has no qualms about continuing to raise interest rates, as long as the...
Live cattle and lean hogs have both had some of the most volatile moves in US commodity markets this year. Each started firm, then either rocketed or plummeted against expectations, driven by shifting...
Yesterday, even as the benchmark S&P 500 failed to hold on to record levels, the Russell 2000 hit a new closing high. Since the start of the US-China trade spat, we've repeatedly pointed out that...