JJA News and Press, iPathA Series B Bloomberg Agriculture Subindex Total Return ETN From 05/14/22

Our macroeconomic forecasting team assesses how the war and latest survey data have altered the economic outlook, policymaking and recession risks. Global growth was dragged lower, principally by steep contractions in Russia and mainland China. Barring the initial COVID-19 outbreak, M...

Food manufacturers are raising prices due to higher costs, but food inflation levels vary considerably between countries. Some EU consumers are already looking for cheaper options in supermarkets. The longer food companies continue to raise their prices, the higher the chance cons...

Based on the history of agriculture and manufacturing, automation and operating margins are positively correlated. As automation increases, labor’s share of revenue tends to decrease, and as labor share decreases, operating margins tend to increase. History suggests that ce...

The map of the Asset Allocation Committee’s market views is a buzz of activity this quarter. Coming into 2022, we anticipated slower growth compared with the steep recovery levels of 2021 and inflation that was declining but persistent—and problematic due to its origins ...

Low supply increases sensitivity to weather, and cold weather in the Northern Plains and Western Canada is said to be adversely affecting intended acreage among spring wheat farmers. An important difference between then and now is the availability of more sophisticated risk management...

Barclays (NYSE:BCS) announced that it has halted further sales of 30 iPath ETNs. The move comes as the company plans a restatement of financial details, triggering a regulatory requirement that it stop selling the investment vehicles. The suspension went into effect at the open of trading on ...

Inflation, by any measure, has been building momentum dating back to mid-2020. In the US, overall consumer inflation reached 8.5% in March, with food inflation at 8.8%. Economic theory suggests that building inflation expectations makes inflation more challenging to tame. This appears...

The risk of double-digit inflation is real, as soaring commodity and agricultural input prices could have lagging and lasting effects on food prices. Cash is a traditional alternative to U.S. Treasuries from a diversification standpoint, but soaring inflation limits its typical store ...

La Niña is showing her brutality as places that need to plant soon are snowed in and the places that have planted are dry, dry, dry, with the exception of the Mississippi floodplain. With temperature swings hitting new record highs of 92F in April! And it’s not a good indi...

Corn futures (C_1:COM) in Chicago rose as much as 0.8% to $7.90 per bushel, the highest since September 2012 for a most-active contract, while wheat (W_1:COM) jumped as much as 2.2% to $11.28 1/2 a bushel and soybeans (S_1:COM) added 0.5% to $16.90 1/2, after the market was closed Friday for ...