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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 New derived block functionality allows market participants to “have additional methods of access to...

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 are reasons volatility may be here to stay The third quarter of 2022 was soft for oil.  The nearby futures price of WTI declined...

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 GDP has fallen from 180% to around 140% During the first nine months of 2022, the S&P 500 lost a quarter of its value, while the Nasdaq fell by a third....

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 era of market fragmentation and deglobalization.  In this transition, countries are increasingly viewing key economic...

Has the sharp drop in market capitalization of stocks made them undervalued? Not when compared with rising bond yields. Scan the above QR code for more expert analysis of market events and trends driving opportunities today!

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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 2000 through 2011.  Both copper and gold experienced falling prices from 2011 to 2015, and higher prices around 2020 and...

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. inflation tracking The Federal Reserve’s primary tool for influencing the real economy is in its ability to set short-term interest rates, resulting in...

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 200,000 carbon offset futures contracts have traded at CME Group, equating to 200 million metric tons of CO2 offsets. Fixing a price...

Rate hikes by the Fed have already impacted the housing sector and could be felt across the broader economy in 2023. Scan the above QR code for more expert analysis of market events and trends driving opportunities today!  

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 The U.S. dollar is near a two-decade high against a basket of other currencies Exchange rate volatility increases when...

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 Cutout indices is traditionally largest in November and December due to greater hog supplies and increased demand for pork products Pork...

The greenback has rallied sharply against most of the world's currency, adding to economic challenges already caused by rising consumer prices. Scan the above QR code for more expert analysis of market events and trends driving opportunities today!

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, high growth and global stability Gold tends to outperform stocks during periods of global instability, financial stress and...

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 high ahead of the winter heating season While European and Asian natural gas prices have fallen significantly from their recent peak, they remain at...