UBC - Trade War Tensions And Tariffs - Effects On U.S. Agricultural Trade And CME Group Commodity Futures And Options
Originally published on Feb. 14, 2019
By Dominic Sutton-Vermeulen
Introduction
Recent changes in geopolitical trade policy and resulting tensions have put commodity markets on the front line of the U.S.-led trade war. As global supply chains shift and trade policy from the governments of the world's largest commodity buyers and suppliers becomes ever increasingly dynamic; global commodity benchmarks, such as CME Group's Agricultural futures and options, have echoed these changes.
While volatility in commodity markets is not unusual, the magnitude and impact of this year's trade war has added an extra measure of uncertainty to