Gold tends to perform well when interest rates are falling as investors seek safe-haven assets. Gold futures and options can help market participants manage risk amid shifting economic conditions...
Gasoline and jet fuel demand soared above pre-pandemic levels over the summer. With hurricane season and an upcoming election, uncertainty in the gasoline market remains, and more market particip...
The U.S. dollar's strength this year is partly due to its performance relative to other devalued currencies. Market participants can use CME Group FX futures to manage risks around potential doll...
CME Group weather futures can help market participants manage temperature-related risks
U.S. crude oil continues to play a more significant role in global crude pricing. In the year since WTI was admitted into the delivery mechanism for Brent, trading interest around the U.S. market...
Gold, silver and copper are all either undersupplied now or will likely be in the near future. The CME Group Metals complex provides market participants with futures and options to manage risk.
The Mag 7 tech companies are having a significant influence on the Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500. A lower-than-expected CPI print and the market's anticipation of the Fed's easing cycle contributed to t...
In 2025, Brazilian soybean production could meet nearly all of China’s import needs. The onset of La Nina could also impact the soybean yield. Market participants can use CME Group Soybean futu...
2024 could be another challenging year for corn belt farmers, making risk management critical to profitability. One farmer writes about how grain options provide a price range for crops, and lock...
Mexico has one of the world’s lowest debt ratios, while Japan has the highest. Aging populations and leverage ratios can be critical drivers of foreign exchange markets, and market participants...
Top REITs could save more than $1 billion in posted margin by switching to Eris SOFR swap futures. Eris SOFR markets have recently absorbed significant directional trading activity, and an influx...
How does a farm last over 185 years? Matt Bennett of Bennett Farms shares how tradition, innovation and risk management are driving their success.
Typically, higher yield bonds have a higher correlation with equities, and investment grade bonds correlate with Treasuries. CME Group is launching futures on investment grade and high yield corp...
Launched 25 years ago, E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures at CME Group have become a key tool for managing exposure to the Nasdaq-100 Index®, with $230 billion in notional value traded daily.
Despite inflation, summer travel is in high demand among U.S. consumers, and more traders are managing their exposure to gasoline prices with RBOB gasoline futures.
U.S. LNG is playing a critical role in supplying natural gas to Asia. Henry Hub Natural Gas futures volume during non-U.S. hours highlights this trend.
https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/energy/2024/Asias-Growing-Appetite-for-LNG.html?source=rss
As the Corn Belt sustains warm weather and awaits the effects of La Nina, corn and soybeans are looking strong so far. CME Group Corn and Soybean futures are experiencing some price pressure.
The S&P 500 ESG Index has outperformed the S&P 500 by a cumulative 15.1% over five years. S&P 500 ESG Index futures at CME Group have become the most liquid ESG equity index futures contract glob...
Weather-related risks are driving uncertainty in the grain markets, while South American corn production and demand from Mexico present new opportunities.
While natural gas prices are currently exhibiting typical summer seasonal demand, they are also impacted by some changes in the current fundamentals from the supply side.
https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/energy/2024/Is-Nat-Gas-Seasonality-Changing.html?source=rss