Tag: commodity prices

Rising prices have hit consumers hard and disrupted balance sheets in corporate America. Even more interesting is that we have inflation while the US Dollar...

The red-hot run higher in commodities sent inflation soaring higher. And this lead to the Federal Reserve raising interest rates at a fast clip. BUT...

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average (CPIAUCSL) Jul 2022: 295.271, Aug 10, 2022 The chart above is the Consumer...

The past several weeks have seen many commodities take a breather from their near vertical ascent. This is welcome news for many consumers that have...

Some History First In 1972, supply shortfalls, rising demand, unrest in Pakistan, and the devaluation of the dollar all contributed to a large increase in...

Commodities have been an important theme within the financial markets and economy for several months. The price rally has ushered in inflationary winds not...

Last Friday we bought the Invesco Agricultural fund based on a breakout from a consolidation area. With inflation continuing higher, we see food prices joining...

Tuesday, many commodity ETFs gapped lower while the major indices gapped up. Additionally, the Russell 2000 (IWM) finally cleared its pivotal price level at $209. However,...

The CRB Commodity Index has rallied sharply over the past 2 years. And although the index is not near all-time highs, it is getting stretched...

Commodities were already in a slump when coronavirus hit in 2020. That crash sent commodities to the lowest levels in decades. A quick economic rebound...