WOOD News and Press, iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry Index Fund From 04/02/22

The S&P Materials sector was down -0.3% this week and and the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) dropped -0.2%. Gold miners made gains this week; Comex gold's 5.9% rise in Q1 marked the metal's best quarterly showing since Q2 2020, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, inf...

The S&P materials sector was +4.1% for the week, becoming one of the top gainers among the eleven S&P 500 sectors. The Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) also ended the week in green, with a 3.7% growth. Aluminum prices in London jumped at the start of the week...

In the first part of this series, I covered Sustainable Forest Management and offered three Timber REITs as potential investments. This article will now dive into the companies that develop wood products and those who deliver them to consumers. While less research-focused than the...

Publicly-traded landowners - specifically timber and farmland REITs - have been among the best-performing real estate sectors this year amid concerns over persistent inflation and soaring commodities prices. Amid the ongoing conflict with Russia- which is among the world's largest exp...

Due to market volatility, let's step away from direct recommendations to take a look at the broader market. This series will be focusing on green and circular investments across the market that are typically under-appreciated for their sustainable and healthy qualities. I will beg...

The Kremlin released a statement Tuesday, announcing President Putin signed a decree to restrict Russian imports and exports through year end. The statement caused a stir in commodity markets, as analysts scrambled to understand the implications for commodity exports and prices. Early Thursda...

An unprovoked military invasion and tragic humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Ukraine. We may have surpassed a major secular inflection point in the global economy and financial markets. Risk asset prices have already been deteriorating for some time, and conditions may ge...

Base metals continued to make record gains as the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates. Comex copper futures (HG1:COM) settled at a record high $4.938/lb on Mar. 04, capping a 10%-plus gain since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine more than a week ago. April Comex gold (XAUUSD:CUR) also touch...

The S&P 500 Materials sector closed this trading week in the red at -0.24%, while the Materials Select Sector SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLB) was up +0.11%. Industrial metals surged across the board this week in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,  with aluminum prices (LMAHDS03:...

The S&P Materials sector closed this week marginally up at +0.19%, with the Materials Select Sector SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLB) taking a slight dip at -0.24%. Gold prices (XAUUSD:CUR) were the highlight this week, crossing the $1,900 per oz mark and closing positive in all but three ses...