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Jared Cummans: Commodity futures are known to exhibit a fair amount of volatility, but there is perhaps no group of assets more volatile than the softs. Soft commodities, which consist of cocoa (NYSEArca:NIB), coffee, cotton (NYSEArca:BAL), and sugar (NYSEArca:SGG), are known for their large daily movements, as it is not uncommon to watch these Read more…
I’ll never forget my first visit as a teenager to the commodity-trading pit of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The swirling bright colored jackets, the shouting and rapid hand signals (looked like arm wrestling to me) were captivating and reminded me of past family gatherings. It was also Read more…
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Michael Johnston: Like just about every other asset class, agricultural commodities have been on a wild ride over the last several trading sessions, fluctuating along with equity markets as investors have tried to evaluate the latest news out of Europe. The last week has generally been a strong stretch for Read more…
Kevin Kerr: In the world of commodities and resources, the demand for certain key items has increased exponentially as the global appetite for cars, homes, and better food has exploded. China and India, and the rest of the emerging markets, have been the biggest drivers of this new demand, as millions Read more…
Richard Rittorno: Recent declines in coffee prices may give coffee retailers room to rise. Coffee, the commodity, is down about 28% since its peak in May, as reflected by the iPath DJ AIG Coffee TR Sub-Index (NYSE:JO). Read more…
Kevin Kerr: The world is growing, that’s a fact. Some estimates say that by 2050 we could have 10.5 billion mouths to feed, and many of those people will want even better food. Read more…
Kevin McElroy: Practically no one is talking about it, but one of the most commonly used commodities nearly doubled in price between the middle of May 2010 to the middle of May this year. Read more…
Kevin Grewal: Continuing imbalances in supply and demand have pushed coffee prices to 30-year highs and are expected to continue to provide positive price support to the soft commodity. Read more…
Coffee drinkers are finding it more and more expensive to get their caffeine fix. The commodity’s price recently surpassed the key $3 per pound level for the first time in over 34 years. And with roasters scrambling to secure scarce supplies of Arabica beans, costs could remain high for a while. The Read more…
Coffee companies like J. M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM), Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) and Nestle ADR (PINK: NSRGY) used to talk prices with retailers once a year. But not anymore. As coffee joins other Read more…
Brazil is currently suffering from of one its worst ever natural disasters after extensive rainfall and flooding has caused massive mudslides and killed many people, potentially having an impact on Read more…
Alright, so you sat out part or all of the commodities bull market of 2010. Maybe you found yourself in the same spot as so many investors and saw the percentage gains for the likes of gold, Read more…
In trading on Wednesday, the EGShares Emerging Markets Financials (NYSE:EFN) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.81% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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