JJM News and Press, iPathA Series B Bloomberg Industrial Metals Subindex Total Return ETN From 02/13/23

Summary The jobs report certainly seemed good, but everyone who’s been doing this a while knows that January is one of the months that often gets revised a lot. Markets have pushed out the recession start date quite a bit over the last two weeks. Eurodollar and SOFR futures - sho...

Summary Industrial metals have regained substantial momentum over the last three months, and it will be important to keep track of this in the coming weeks. This momentum is likely to have limited upside potential as cyclical and super-cyclical factors reassert themselves in the short t...

Summary December was a mixed month for commodity index strategies overall. Natural gas was the strongest commodity for most index strategies. The precious metals sector was the strongest performing sector in December, rising over 5%. Natural Gas Contributes From Rebalance ...

Summary Modern relations between China and Australia are in a deep freeze. China finds itself increasingly isolated, not only from the U.S., but most of the world. Chinese policymakers have prudently decided to return to one of their oldest allies: Australia. The Chinese also fe...

Summary The market implications of price caps on Russian oil. As Russian price caps kick in, what it means for oil production. Why oil prices are giving up gains for the year and sitting at a new 2022 low. As the G7’s new price cap on Russian oil kicks in, a...

Summary Electric vehicle sales projections pose challenges for copper supply, with a 10 million metric ton deficit possible by 2035, according to estimates. Rapidly rising interest rates combined with higher energy prices are fueling concerns of global demand destruction. China is t...

Summary The LME aluminium price fell from a two-month high to as low as $2,416/t on Monday morning following the decision. The LME said it believes, after receiving feedback, that a material amount of the market is still accepting and will continue to rely on Russian metals. A...

Summary While broad commodities have outperformed most major asset classes year-to-date,1 the pressure of rising interest rates, a strong U.S. dollar and fears of several large economies tipping into recession have led to a pullback since the summer of 2022. Since we published our...

Summary As the metals markets enter the last quarter of a turbulent year, the industry prepares to gather in London for a week of meetings and contract negotiations against a backdrop of weakening demand. Global aluminium prices soared briefly after news that the United States is ...

Summary Resource equities continued to exhibit remarkable resiliency during the quarter, with the S&P Global Natural Resources Index outpacing global equities and global bonds over the 3-month period. Macroeconomic themes mostly continued to dominate all resource equity-relate...