GRES News and Press, IQ ARB Global Resources From 06/04/19

The protectionist policies of the Trump Administration in the United States are meant to both level the playing field for international trade, and to support US business and exports. When it comes to the steel business, other nations were dumping the ferrous metal on the US business for decade...

Last year at this time, the price of lumber moved to an all-time high at $659 per 1,000 board feet in a move that began in September 2015 at $214.40 and surpassed the previous record level established in 1993 at $493.50. The price of wood rallied on the back of low interest rates, economic gro...

There is an ongoing divergence between the price of iron ore and steel which is the result of production issues when it comes to the raw material and trade policy when it comes to the processed commodity. At the same time, the VanEck Steel Index ( SLX ) has moved higher with the price of iron ...

While the lumber market is one of the least liquid contracts that trade in the futures arena, it is a critical benchmark when it comes to judging economic expansion or contraction. Following the price of lumber futures enhances the overall picture of the US and global economy and the price pat...

Commodities can be the most volatile asset class as price variance often causes values to double, triple, or half over short periods. Meanwhile, commodities tend to take the stairs to the upside and an elevator shaft when they turn lower. Liquidity in all markets is always a significant consid...