Physical lumber futures prices have been trending lower since late July, with the price falling from nearly $700 to below ...

Lumber is a crucial construction ingredient, making it a bellwether industrial raw material. Lumber trades on the futures market, but it's one of the most illiquid contracts in the commodities asset ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global lumber pallet market is expected to post a CAGR of almost 5% during the period 2020-2024, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. Request a ...

We are heading into the offseason for construction and lumber is just below the midpoint in 2019. Lumber exploded in the first half of 2018 before imploding. The Fed has acted twice, and the market ...

Most of us have heard the phrase “If a tree falls in a forest, and there’s no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?” It’s an exercise in critical thinking that’s been around since the early ...

Lumber prices have dropped by more than 14% from a record high in early August. - Getty Images/iStockphoto Many home builders, contractors and retailers wagered that higher U.S. tariffs on imports ...

Lumber prices and supply have taken investors, contractors and consumers for a ride since 2020. Erratic inventory and construction labor shortages combined with a Canadian lumber tariff have spiked ...

To predict the stock market, I watch lumber... To store lumber, you need a large climate-controlled warehouse with a railroad spur. Even then, it could still spoil within six months, destroying your ...

It’s pretty hard to find anything in this economy that is as cheap as it was before the pandemic, but two-by-fours may now be in that category. That’s right — unexciting wood boards that, like all ...

Lumber futures have managed to do something no other major commodity has been able to do in the face of the pandemic’s hit to the economy — more than double in price since the start of the year to ...

Soaring lumber prices have hammered the multi-family housing construction market recently, forcing suppliers, contractors and developers to adjust. “It’s tough to grow business in this environment ...

Lumber prices extended their 2-day decline to 10% after the Fed hiked interest rates by 75 basis points on Wednesday. The aggressive interest rate hike from the Fed helped solidify the recent surge in ...