Automation and hybrid systems have increased volatility in commodity trades for banks, hedge funds, pension plans, and institutional accounts. Prior to the market collapse in 2008, commodities were traded in the commodities pits, much like options. It was an auction ...
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Food Inflation Makes Comeback on Rising Food Prices
Last week, the United States government released a report that showed less-than-expected grain reserves, with less acreage devoted to soybean and wheat crops. This report only exacerbated concerns over the global grain supplies and saw an uptick in U.S. and ...
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Do you want real financial security? Would you like to go to bed at night knowing that when you wake up in the morning, your job hasn’t been packed up and shipped overseas to some call center in India or ...
Read More »The Rising Threat of Soaring Food Prices
We’ve been in what one could only call a lull … the time between the cost of commodities rising and when those costs get passed on to consumers. Economist and corporations have all said that starting this month and April, ...
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