Futures & Commodities

The U.S. economy is sending confusing signals. Private sector employment is still 7.6 million jobs below its peak but inflation rates have soared to their highest levels in over a decade.

CME Group have just announced their latest research on metals, equities, ags, rates, FX, energy & research.

Looking back at the second quarter, we observe an almost identical slow trend up for global equity markets, with a small bounce and then reversion of implied volatility back to historical averages.

The Eastern Australian wheat contract continues to trade with good volume and liquidity, up 269% on June 2020, and Open Interest up 186% at 34360 lots.

Highlights ahead of the crucial Acreage and Grain Stocks Report on 30 June.

CME Group announced yesterday that it will not reopen its physical trading pits that were closed last March due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.