BZF News and Press, WisdomTree Brazilian Real Strategy Fund From 06/05/19

In November 2017, the price of coffee traded to its last significant peak at $1.76 per pound. The high was lower than in October 2014 when it reached $2.2550, and in May 2011 when the high was at $3.0625. The highest price for coffee came back in 1977 when the price reached $3.3750 per pound, ...

I rarely trade Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice futures even though the market took the spotlight in the 1983 classic movie, Trading Places. In that movie, the Dukes believed they had possession of a market-moving OJ crop report before its release, but it turned out the information was wrong w...

Overview: Since the presidential tweets on May 3, the US had the initiative in the negotiations with China, but today, China has pushed back. It is cool to the idea promoted by the US that trade talks will resume shortly. Now it may take the Trump-Xi meeting at the end of next month to resta...

In September 2018, the price of sugar traded to its lowest price since 2008 when it slipped to a low at 9.83 cents per pound. Before August of last year, the sweet commodity that trades on the Intercontinental Exchange had not traded below 10 cents per pound in over a decade since June 2008. A...

Turkey has made headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent years as the lira fell over 60 percent against the dollar and over 50 percent against the euro. The cause? Running massive deficits to foreign creditors and printing too much money. There's nothing particularly unique about the Turk...

The price of coffee has gone nowhere but lower since reaching a high at $1.76 per pound in 2016. After falling to the lowest level in years at 92 cents per pound in September 2018, the price rebounded to $1.2550 in just one month. However, since then, the bearish price action returned to the c...

By Erik Norland So far this decade, Brazil and Russia's currencies have turned in nearly identical performances. Spot real ((BRL)) and spot ruble (RUB) values are down about 55% versus the U.S. dollar ((USD)) (Figure 1). Figure 1: Spot Real and Ruble are Down About 55% This Decade Versu...

The Brazilian real f ell 1.1%  against the U.S. dollar after Brazil's former President Michel Temer was arrested Thursday as part of the the so-called car wash corruption probe. More news on: iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF, Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 3x Shares ETF, ProShares UltraSh...

As the leaders of the two largest economies in the Western Hemisphere, President Trump and Jair Bolsonaro discussed yesterday how to increase trade and reduce barriers. More news on: iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF, Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 3x Shares ETF, VanEck Vectors Brazil Small-Cap...

The Brazilian real  jumps 0.7%  against the dollar as the country's inflation rate came in above most economist expectations in February but remained below the official target. More news on: iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF, Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 3x Shares ETF, ProShares Ult...