21-12-2024
Cocoa has outpaced the rise in the U.S. stock market and bitcoin, with prices for chocolate’s main ingredient having nearly tripled in 2024. The rally shows little signs of ending, with cocoa‘s 2023 to 2024 marketing year having ended with the biggest global supply deficit in 60 years, according to ING.
21-12-2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell helped spark a wild week on Wall Street, but a signal that policymakers have put further rate cuts on pause is looking like the right call after a closely watched inflation indicator and another round of budget brinkmanship on Capitol Hill.
21-12-2024
“Don’t rush into it, but be aware the clock is ticking,” said one new electric-vehicle driver.
21-12-2024
There might be a bullish story underway for materials stocks in 2025 — but watch out for this wild card.