NIB News and Press, iPath Bloomberg Cocoa Subindex Total Return SM IndexETN From 10/07/20

Coffee peaked in early September. The correction has taken coffee to a level that is attractive again - JO for those who do not trade futures. Cocoa peaked in late September. Another correction in the volatile cocoa market - NIB is the ETN product for the primary ingredient in...

Four of the five soft products moved higher in Q3 as the sector pushes 7.4% higher. Cocoa leads the way on the upside. Sugar and coffee post double-digit percentage gains. Cotton moved almost 8% higher in Q3. FCOJ plunges in Q3. For further details see: Soft Comm...

A review of recent commodity moves. Coffee - the giant sucking sound and where weather matters most. La Nina could mean investing in a diversified longer-term commodity ETF fund makes sense. For further details see: A Review Of Recent Commodity Price Moves And Where Weat...

On Friday, September 11, the US Department of Agriculture released the September World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The monthly WASDE is the gold standard when it comes to fundamental data for grains and other products. The September WASDE report comes at a time when the ma...

On Friday, September 11, at noon EST, the US Department of Agriculture will release its September World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The USDA’s monthly missive is the gold standard for producers and consumers as they often make hedging and business decisions on the f...

The past few months have seen a historically weak asset class have stellar performance: agricultural commodities. These commodities are not followed as closely as gold and oil, but when they rise it tends to create an increase in global social unrest . They are also highly uncorrelated to oth...

The iPath Bloomberg Grains ETN ( JJG ) has soared on a combination of stronger China demand, devastation brought by the Iowa wind storm three weeks ago, and recent dry conditions. The drought in Iowa the last month or so has finally taken its toll on corn and soybean crops. However, getting ...

Covid-19 has yet to have much of an impact on African cocoa supplies. However, the global market has already felt its effect on demand, with the consumption outlook for the sector, set to be disastrous. IHS spoke to Tedd George, Chief Narrative Officer at Kleos Advisory UK, on how Africa has...

Cocoa futures on the Intercontinental Exchange rolled from September to December futures. During roll periods, prices can become highly volatile as market participants transfer risk from one active month contract to the next or choose to exit or enter positions. During the September-December r...

Why have so many commodities seen their most bullish breakout in years? One reason is that the US keeps printing money, so the dollar weakens. This means that some price movements, such as the explosive move in gold and silver prices, could be attributed to a “flight to safety.” ...