Explore the four types of tradable commodities, their market roles, risks, and how futures contracts govern trading in energy, metals, livestock, and agriculture.

President Donald Trump's auto and retaliatory tariffs on key U.S. trading partners are contributing to market volatility. Trump also recently noted he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from countries ...

Global commodity dynamics in mid‑2025 point to a market undergoing fragmentation, not collapse. While the World Bank projects an overall 12% decline in the broad commodity price index this year (after ...

Learn how the Commodity Exchange Act governs U.S. commodities and futures trading, its role in financial markets, and the evolving challenge of cryptocurrency regulation.

U.S. stocks continued their momentum with a solid +2.30% return, while world stocks pulled back -1.12% after their strong June performance. The commodity surge pushed this asset class to +4.73% ...

Commodities are most often used as inputs in the production of other goods or services. They can be categorized into four types: agricultural, energy, metals, and environmental commodities.

This article was written by Jim Wiederhold, Commodity Indices Product Manager at Bloomberg. Uncertain sentiment to start the year, triggered by Trump trade tariffs, AI boom and the uncertain path of ...