Commodities Corner: Coronavirus pandemic knocks palladium and rhodium off the rally track

Oil prices have climbed mo.....»»

After suffering its biggest quarterly loss since 2016, gold stands as one of the few commodities trading lower this year, but prices still have room to run higher even if the global economy continues to recover and the pandemic moves closer to an end......»»

Asian-American executives, business leaders and others have raised more than $20 million to combat the growing instances of anti-Asian hate and violence amid the coronavirus pandemic.....»»

China’s efforts to drastically reduce pollution levels could lead to lower demand for iron ore, a raw material for the steel industry, which is a big source of the nation’s harmful emissions......»»

Copper prices score their largest monthly gain in over four years on Friday, as traders bet that a recovery in the pandemic-hit global economy will lead to a significant rise in demand for the industrial metal......»»

More American consumers ate at home last year because of the pandemic, contributing to the largest yearly rise in food-at-home prices in nine years. Food costs are expected to increase further in 2021......»»

Winter storms in parts of the south and central U.S. have led to a surge in the need for power, rallying prices for natural gas as traders look toward a rise in nuclear power demand and consumption of uranium......»»

Lumber prices more than doubled last year to touch a record high, but the rally has faded on the back of a rebound in supplies. With the value of the commodity down sharply in the new year, prospects for fresh records have dimmed......»»

Economically sensitive sector funds outperformed those that have done well during the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, as investors continued to look forward to a post-lockdown world. T.....»»

Economically sensitive sector funds outperformed those that have done well during the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, as investors continued to look forward to the post-lockdown world.....»»

European stocks extended gains on Thursday, on hopes both for a near-term boost of adrenaline to the global economy as well as hopes that vaccines will eventually put an end to the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Long-suffering commodity markets may have turned a corner after a pandemic-induced collapse in 2020. What happens next may depend on the fate of the U.S. dollar......»»

U.S. retail sales endured a second straight month of record declines in April as the novel coronavirus pandemic kept Americans at home, putting the economy on track for its biggest contraction in the second quarter since the Great Depression......»»

U.S. retail sales endured a second straight month of record declines in April as the novel coronavirus pandemic kept Americans at home, putting the economy on track for its biggest contraction in the second quarter since the Great Depression......»»

U.S. retail sales likely endured a second straight month of record declines in April as the novel coronavirus pandemic kept Americans at home, putting the economy on track for its biggest contraction in the second quarter since the Great Depression......»»

Aston Martin posted a deep first-quarter loss after sales dropped by nearly a third due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis, though the luxury car maker said production of a crucial sport utility vehicle was on track......»»

City Cafe, the neighborhood coffee shop that evolved into a sleek, full-service restaurant and bar at the corner of Cathedral and Eager streets, will close after a quarter-century in business. Co-owner Gino Cardinale confirmed the news Tuesday. He sai.....»»

As bitcoin investors brace for a long-awaited technical adjustment that will halve new supply of the cryptocurrency, the coronavirus pandemic has cast uncertainty over the expected rally that has historically accompanied such events......»»

The Nasdaq was on track to end Thursday in positive territory for 2020 after winning back the vast majority of steep losses caused in recent months by the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Investors are treating the U.S. equity market’s blistering rally with a dose of caution, socking away cash, staying on the sidelines or buying insurance against a reversal even as markets scream higher in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic......»»