★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesReal Estate & Construction Lumber Prices Tumble to Three-Year Low as Futures Market Transformation Finalizes Lumber futures tumbled to a new multi-year low last week, as residential construction continues to lag activity in previous years.…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 15, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesMarketsPolitics & Policy Time is Running out for Black Sea Grain Deal Renewal, Yet Wheat Prices Continue Ticking Lower With just 10 days to go before the Black Sea Grain Initiative is set to expire, posturing by Russia suggests…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 7, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & Trade Escalating Warfare Wrecks Ukraine’s Grain Harvest and Undermines Russian Exports Crop futures are back on the rise, particularly among key grains like corn and wheat. While drought conditions in several major…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 3, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeEnergy & Environment Oil & Gas Services Boosting Employment, Setting up for Resurgent Investment and Strong Energy Demand The US energy industry is on a hiring spree while broader job growth begins to stagnate. 17 consecutive months of…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 12, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesMarkets Soaring Fertilizer Prices Threaten to Diminish Crop Yields, Send Futures Even Higher Agricultural commodity prices have steadily risen this year as a slew of supply side disruptions continue to hamper the production of several…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 28, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesReal Estate & Construction Lumber’s Tumble Could Spell Renewed Strength in Housing Market, Homebuilder Shares After soaring to unprecedented heights this year, the price of lumber just posted its largest weekly loss on record. Builders…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 21, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy Copper and Lithium Fortunes Boosted by EV Rollout, Breakout Demand Forecasts Rising electrification in America's auto industry is likely to boost the prices of key metals needed to make the electric…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 21, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommodities White House Steps in to Stem Slaughterhouse Shutdowns, Livestock to Benefit From Increasing Exports Major US Meatpacking infrastructure has been struck by COVID-19, threatening a shutdown of up to 80% of meat production and…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 29, 2020
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & Environment Making Sense of Crude Oil’s COVID Meltdown & the Growing Global Response WTI crude futures saw their lowest-ever levels, falling into deep negative territory on Monday but rebounding back into positive territory…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 22, 2020
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMonetary PolicyTechnology Crypto 2020: The Latest on Bitcoin Payments, Futures, and Institutional Adoption 2019 has been a renaissance year for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications, but 2020 will be a year of massive implementation.…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 5, 2019