Discover how interest rates influence futures prices, alongside other factors like storage costs and convenience yields. Learn how these elements shape market strategies.

Single stock futures are contracts that allow traders to hedge or speculate on stock prices. Learn how they provide leverage ...

Cattle graze on grass at the Tuckahoe Plantation, in the Goochland County, Virginia, area. (USDA photo) Lingering uncertainty about the Trump administration's beef sector plans and prospects for ...

Cattle futures prices fell in the second half of October on news that the U.S. may increase beef imports from Argentina. But beef prices didn't, and supply and demand remain about the same as before.

A macro (big picture) outlook on commodities has proven beneficial for me to keep my year-ahead outlook in perspective using the futures markets as a precursor. The two years ago, I focused on “the ...

Gold futures rose roughly 11% in February, the biggest monthly increase for the precious metal since January 2012. Futures for March delivery ended Friday at $5,230.50 a troy ounce, 1.7% shy of the ...

15:02 ET – Forecasts for a frigid December have lifted natural-gas futures to their highest price in three years. Futures for January delivery traded above $5 per million British thermal units today ...

Petroleum futures prices were falling at midday Friday, pushed lower in light post-holiday trade as efforts to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war remain in the news. Oil prices were down by about ...