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Consumers switching back to services from goods are among several factors slowing the pace of growth in China. Scan the above QR code for more expert analysis of market events and trends driving opportunities today!   This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for...

  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 trillion by 2025, up from $40 trillion in 2022 Sustainable finance has grown sharply in recent...

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 had additional crops risks to contend with this season, including a war, ongoing pandemic and heightened inflation The U.S. Department of...

  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 Ukraine’s reduced exports of sunflower oil are creating an additional surge in demand for other edible oils Edible oil prices have hit record highs...

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 strong impact on precious metals prices Do metals miners hold the key to the future of gold and silver prices? Analysis of gold and silver often focuses on demand...

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It's highly profitable to mine gold and silver at current prices, but miners are not in a rush to open new mines. Scan the above QR code for more expert analysis of market events and trends driving opportunities today!

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 and pushed disrupted trade flows into the spotlight. With 26% of world wheat exports that come out of the Black Sea virtually shut off,...

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 of decline Global growth could be impacted by a sustained deceleration of the U.S. and Chinese economies, even if...

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 in scholarships provided since 2019 Three scholars discuss their experience and how they found opportunities to...

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 (PCE) excluding food and energy costs (Core-PCE), the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) preferred measure, is up nearly 5% year over...

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 of the 2021/22 marketing year, U.S.-India trade tensions have caused imports of Indian organic soybean meal to contract 78% through April...

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 VIX levels move in a four-stage cycle Is the economy headed into recession? If so, could this weird chart contain the secret to...

Fed rate hikes have raised volatility in equities and flattened the yield curve in a possible sign of an impending recession. Scan the above QR code for more expert analysis of market events and trends driving opportunities today!   This post contains sponsored advertising content. This...

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 are both working to keep the job market tight There is a disconnect between U.S. real GDP and the labor market. The U.S. job market remains...