JJATF News and Press, iPath Bloomberg Agriculture Total Return Sub-Index ETN From 06/05/25

2025-06-05 07:55:00 ET Summary Corn and soybeans, the two most widely planted crops in terms of national acreage, are commonly processed to feed cattle, hogs and poultry. With very little vitamin and amino acid production occurring in the United States, trade is thus a crucial iss...

2025-06-02 11:57:00 ET Summary OPEC+ agreed to another large supply hike over the weekend, increasing it by 411k b/d effective July. The increase is similar to those in May and June. Rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine added further support to the market this morning. Actio...

2025-05-23 07:35:00 ET Summary The oil market is under renewed pressure as noise builds around what OPEC+ will do with their July output levels. We forecast Brent to average US$59/bbl in Q4. The front-month ICE Brent timespread has also come under pressure, falling from a backward...

2025-05-20 05:48:00 ET Summary Oil prices remain steady as the market digests the Trump-Putin call, which appears to have resulted in no significant breakthroughs. Readily available aluminium inventories in London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses jumped by 92,950 tonnes to 343,025 ...

2025-05-13 02:05:00 ET Summary The move to reduce tariffs for 90 days was certainly more aggressive than many expected, highlighted by the big upward moves in risk assets, including oil. Though demand has been a key concern for the oil market, supply increases from OPEC+ mean that...

2025-04-30 07:56:00 ET Summary The oil market continued to decline for a third straight session this morning. WTI is trading back below $60/bbl while ICE Brent is down about 15% this month, with prices about to witness their record monthly loss. Lingering tariff risks and expectat...

2025-04-28 06:15:00 ET Summary Crude oil ticked up slightly this morning as the market remains cautious amid the developing situation over trade talks between the US and China. Meanwhile, European natural gas prices continue to come under pressure, with TTF futures down 9% as of l...

2025-04-21 23:05:00 ET Summary Gold prices surged to fresh highs amid concerns about the US Fed Reserve’s independence. Oil and other risk assets, however, are under pressure amid heightened global uncertainty. The USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report shows ...

2025-04-11 12:07:00 ET Summary America’s 90-day higher tariff pause may be good news, but the EU has many red lines in negotiations on Food and Agri trade, notably on health. Don’t expect any talks to do much to reduce the current trade deficit. The base 10% char...

2025-04-11 08:20:00 ET Summary Despite outperforming broad U.S. equities, resource equities delivered mixed results in the first quarter of 2025. The uncertainty introduced by tariffs influences both global economic activity and commodity demand. Despite the macroeconomic pres...