DPU News and Press, DB Commodity Long ETN From 07/26/19

In the world of economics, inflation is a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. Economists regularly measure inflation to access the state of the economy. Cost-push inflation occurs when supplies force prices higher. In inflation caused by rising grain prices ...

Commodities were on mostly sound footing in the first half of 2019. The S&P GSCI returned more than 13 percent as of June 30, one of the best first six months in recent memory. It was not without its challenges, though. In a repeat of last year, crude oil was the top-performing commodity...

When I last covered the CME Group, Inc. ( CME ), I explained why the company offers an incredible growth trajectory for investors. I wrote that the "CME and their shares are likely to continue to appreciate for as long and far as the eye can see." On March 11, the day that piece came out, the ...

The raw material markets posted a small loss in the second quarter of 2019 even though the dollar index moved lower as trade issues between the US and China remained unresolved on the final trading day of the first half of the year. The commodity asset class consisting of 29 of the primary com...

The raw material markets posted a small loss in the second quarter of 2019 even though the dollar index moved lower as trade issues between the US and China remained unresolved on the final trading day of the first half of the year. The commodity asset class consisting of 29 of the primary com...

The commodities asset class has been on the front lines of the trade dispute between the US and China. Whether it is soybeans or the copper market, many raw material prices experienced increased volatility since last year when the wave of protectionism began. Tariffs and subsidies interfere ...

By Carley Garner At a Glance Energy, grain, livestock and currency markets can all be affected by Fed decisions. Traders tend to focus on the interest rate and stock market going into a Federal Reserve meeting, but monetary policy often has profound impacts on commodity trade as well...

On June 10, the world will find out if President Trump's announcement on May 31 that he would be slapping tariffs on Mexican exports to the United States was a bluff or the real thing. The tariffs are supposed to go into effect this week at 5% and will rise by 5% each month. Eventually, the ma...

Over the past weeks, I spoke to several leaders in the ETF/ETN industry to get their take on the state of regulation and their opinions on whether those overseeing their industry were a help or a hindrance. In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the Dodd-Frank legislation changes how m...

My first exposure to the commodities business was during the summer of 1976 when I was a summer intern at Philipp Brothers, one of the world's leading raw material merchant trading companies. Little did I know that spending the summer delivering telex messages to the traders and traffic clerks...