UIVM News and Press, USAA MSCI International Value Momentum Blend Index From 01/06/20

The energy sector posted a gain during the final quarter of 2019. In Q4, energy commodities rebounded by 3.38%. In 2019, the sector was 15.11% higher than at the end of 2018. WTI and Brent crude oil posted significant gains on the year, but the prices had declined to low levels at the end of...

As the end of 2019 approaches, the crude oil market looks set to post an impressive percentage gain for the year. On December 31, 2018, nearby NYMEX crude oil futures closed at $45.81 per barrel. At around $61.70 on December 27, the price of the energy commodity was 34.7% higher on the year. ...

By Erik Knutzen The events and data of recent weeks make us want to err on the side of caution. Our Asset Allocation Committee’s quarterly Outlook will come out this week, and the headline is that members see a return to “two-tier growth.” The last time we used...

On Friday, February 8, the USDA released its first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report for 2019. The January report was a casualty of the government shutdown. The agricultural markets greeted the report that outlines the latest supply and demand fundamentals with little mor...