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Sugar is a member of the soft commodity sector of the raw materials asset class. The sweet commodity is a staple and an ingredient in many of the foods people all over the world eat each day. While many nations around the world subsidize the price of sugar, the world's leading sugarcane produc...
The price action in the coffee futures market has been a bonus for companies that rely on coffee beans as a part of their cost of goods sold. For those who have not lower product prices, lower coffee prices have increased profit margins since 2011. Arabica coffee futures that trade on the In...
Brazil is the most populous nation in South America and the sixth in the world, and it is almost tied for fifth place with Pakistan with 210 million people. Brazil also has the largest economy in South America. Geography and climate bless Brazil with abundant natural resources and fertile soil...
Morgan Stanley says a "more aggressive stance" from the Federal Reserve should pressure the dollar and bode well for emerging market currencies, according to a note by strategists led by James Lord. More news on: WisdomTree Emerging Currency ETF, WisdomTree Brazilian Real ETF, iPath GEMS A...
So far in 2019, the price of nearby sugar futures that trade on the Intercontinental Exchange in the soft commodity sector of the raw materials asset classes have been in a range from 11.36 to 13.50 per pound. The trading band has been narrow at 2.14 cents over the first almost six months of t...
The grain markets had a spectacular week last week, for the bulls. Despite the ongoing and escalating trade dispute between the US and China that has been weighing on agricultural commodity prices and a reasonably benign World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from the US Departm...
By Kristina Hooper , Chief Global Market Strategist All eyes will be on this week's US Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting - especially the statement (whether the central bank will retain its "patient" stance) and the "dot plot" (which charts the outlook for interest rates). The June 18-19 Fed ...
After two decades of talks, South American customs pact Mercosur and the EU are "very close" to a far-reaching free trade accord, according to Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo. More news on: iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF, Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 3x Shares ETF, Global X ...
Brazil is the country with South America's leading economy. It has enormous potential given its attraction for tourism because of its diverse geography. However, it is a combination minerals, ores, energy, and metals in the crust of the earth, climate, fertile soil, and the availability of wat...
In November 2017, the price of coffee traded to its last significant peak at $1.76 per pound. The high was lower than in October 2014 when it reached $2.2550, and in May 2011 when the high was at $3.0625. The highest price for coffee came back in 1977 when the price reached $3.3750 per pound, ...