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CFTC Chair Considers Bitcoin and Ethereum to Be Commodities
Key Takeaways The chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission has stated his belief that Bitcoin and Ethereum are clearly commodities. He claimed that the digital asset space contained both co...
Has CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam labeled Bitcoin and Ethereum as Commodities?
Recently the Senate bill has initiated debates where there are arguments regarding which authority should have control over the crypto market The chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commissio...
CFTC Chair labels Bitcoin, Ethereum as commodities
Rostin Behnam, the Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), claimed Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are commodities. He said this during an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box on Monday...
Oil Prices Slip as Saudi Arabia Cuts Prices and China Lockdowns Intensify
Text size Oil prices slip Monday but are still elevated. Pichit Boonhuad/Dreamstime.com Oil prices declined Monday after Saudi Arabia, the biggest exporter, reduced prices for Asia and the northwest o...
These Oil and Gas Companies Could Benefit From the Push Toward Sustainable Energy
The European Union’s push to wean itself off Russian gas and oil will hasten the transition to alternative energy. Energy companies such as BP and Shell stand to benefit. Here, Germany’s PCK oil refin...
Strong Dollar Aids U.S. Inflation Fight, Adds to Price Pressures Abroad
Text size Chinese 100 yuan bank notes. Paul Yeung/Bloomberg While your attention probably was focused on that big takeover of a certain social-media site, the gyrations in the global currency markets ...
As Time Passes, and the Weather Warms, Putin’s Power Play in Europe Loses Force
Why isn’t Putin’s move to cut off natural-gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria causing a bigger spike in prices? Elias Stein Text size Vladimir Putin’s move to cut off natural-gas shipments to Poland ...
Want to invest in $100 oil? Read these tips and warnings from commodities legend Rick Rule before you dive in
Want to invest in $100 oil? Read these tips and warnings from commodities legend Rick Rule before you dive in Investing in natural resources can seem daunting for those just getting started. Whether y...
Europe Inches Closer to a Ban on Russian Oil. Here’s What That Would Mean.
Europe will continue debating a ban on imports of Russian oil over the weekend. While such a deal is far from certain, the New York Times reported Friday that the European Union could approve a phased...
Natural Gas Prices are Holding Up. Here’s Why.
Text size The Yamal-Europe pipeline from Russia has exit points in Wloclawek, Poland. The pipeline is a major source of Europe’s natural gas. Omar Marques/Getty Images Vladimir Putin’s decision ...
Ethereum’s role in the digitization of finance ‘may support further price appreciation,’ says commodities expert
Ethereum (ETH) looks to be following the general direction of the cryptocurrency market lately, and with Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent drop below $40,000, ETH’s price has fallen in tandem. Nevertheless, desp...
Gold and commodities shine as safe havens in 2022 as stocks continue to suffer
After the pandemic years, people would have thought that little could surprise them, however, few could have predicted what 2022 would have in store for the world. The performance of various asset cla...
Oil joins tumbling commodities as China COVID spread triggers fresh demand worries
Oil prices tumbled on Monday, amid fresh worries that spreading COVID cases and more lockdowns in China will hurt demand. That has added to concerns that Federal Reserve tightening could also weaken p...
Surging Fertilizer Costs Are Pushing Food Prices Higher
Fertilizer costs have roughly doubled from a year ago as the war in Ukraine disrupted the flow of supplies from Russia, the world’s largest exporter of the commodity. That has contributed to higher gl...
Commodities Are Hot Right Now. But the Party May Be Over.
Text size Prices for industrial commodities such as copper wire have taken off. Dreamstime Investors have piled into commodities, sending their prices soaring, but the good times may be more or less o...
JPMorgan’s analysis of commodity prices
New York-based JPMorgan Chase & CO. expects commodities to jump in the near future. JPMorgan’s forecast for the commodities market Big Four JPMorgan releases its outlook on the commodities sector...
Crypto and Commodities Might Perform Better Than Bonds and Stocks in Coming Months – crypto.news
While the global economy continues to hand on a thin line, individuals believe that crypto might overtake stocks in the next few months. According to a report from the Bank of America warning the publ...
US Banking Giant Issues Dire Economic Warning, Says Shock Wave Could Send Crypto and Commodities Soaring: Report
Bank of America strategists reportedly say that a shift in the macroeconomic landscape could be the catalyst that sends the crypto markets to higher prices. According to Reuters, analysts at the banki...
With Bonds in a ‘Coma,’ Buy Commodities: Bridgewater’s Patterson
(Bloomberg) — Investors should get out of bonds as rates rise and diversify their portfolios with exposure to commodities such as agricultural products, oil and metals facing supply disruptions ...
Commodities Could Surge By Another 40%
Commodities have room to soar by another 40 percent on top of the gains in recent months, as investors could pour more money into raw materials as a hedge against the highest inflation in 40 years, JP...
Inflation Is Here to Stay. How to Adjust Your Portfolio.
Inflation is rampant and ubiquitous today, from the gas pump to the grocery store. The U.S. consumer price index has quadrupled in the past year, from a 1.7% annual rate in February 2021 to 7.9% this ...
JPMorgan Says Be Ready for 40% Commodities Rally in Market Shift
(Bloomberg) — Most Read from Bloomberg Commodities could surge by as much 40% — taking them far into record territory — should investors boost their allocation to raw materials at a ...
Tellurian Stock Is Upgraded Amid Rising Demand for Liquefied Natural Gas
Text size A natural gas processing plant. Dreamstime Shares of Tellurian were surging Friday after the stock was upgraded by Credit Suisse analysts, who cited optimism over the natural-gas producer’s ...
Ukraine’s Friends Refuse to Pay Russia Rubles for Gas. What Could Come Next.
The Kasimovskoye underground gas storage facility operated by Gazprom, in Kasimov, Russia. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Text size Vladimir Putin was rash enough to invade Ukraine. Could he double his bet ...
Feeling seasick? These simple, low-cost retirement portfolios are holding up well
Not everyone is having a terrible year. While stocks and bonds have all plummeted since Jan. 1, a few simple, low-cost, all-weather portfolios are doing a much better job of preserving their owners’ r...