Hundreds of Ships Trapped by Ukraine War, Endangering Sailors and Global Trade
The crew on a Bangladeshi cargo ship stranded near the Ukrainian port of Olvia heard an explosion, then the bridge was engulfed in flames. A...
Gold Is on a Tear. Is Silver About to Catch Up?
Text size Freshly cast 30 kilogram silver ingots. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Gold and silver often trade in sync. And after lagging gold for the past eight...
Gold futures settle at a 13-month high as flight to havens continues amid Russia’s Ukraine siege
Gold futures climbed sharply on Tuesday to mark their highest finish in 13 months, buoyed by a broad flight to the perceived safety of precious...
Lumber Trading Is So Hot That It Almost Never Happens
Lumber futures are on another wild ride, but trading them has gotten pretty boring. In 25 of this year’s 35 trading sessions, prices of the...
Gold marks highest finish in more than a year on Russia-Ukraine strife
Gold futures climbed on Wednesday, amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, which lifted values to the highest finish in more than a year. Bullion has been enjoying...
Silver Has Been Stuck at Lower Prices. It May Be Time to Buy.
Global demand for silver is on the rise and expected to reach a record this year, offering an opportunity for investors to buy the metal...
Corporate Bonds in Europe Suffer Biggest Fall Since Pandemic Began
Corporate bonds in Europe have taken their biggest hit since 2020 over the past week after a sudden pivot from the European Central Bank toward...
How there’s been a Greenspan-sized tightening to the economy even before the first Fed hike
Is the Federal Reserve loosening or tightening policy right now? That seems like a silly question. Interest rates are still barely above zero, and this...
The most small businesses since 1974 are raising prices due to inflation, NFIB says
The number of small businesses that raised prices on customers in January rose to a 48-year high, reflecting higher costs of labor and materials amid...
Gold logs highest price of 2022 so far because its ‘a rocket ship and inflation is its fuel’
Gold futures climbed on Wednesday for a fourth straight session, settling at their highest level of the year so far, as the U.S. dollar and...