Having committed itself to ultralow interest rates and quantitative easing, the Fed is now caught in a double bind: Continue those policies and keep pumping money into speculative, inflation-hiking commodity bets — or end them…
Among the questions investors now face: How much rally is left in cotton since skyrocketing 171% already in a year? Among the variables to consider are weather, demand and how much more land gets devoted to cotton. Analysts poi…
Government measures show that inflation, at 1.6% in January, is still below the Fed’s target of 2%. But commodity prices are soaring, and anyone who pays their household bills knows that food and energy prices are rising becaus…
Winter in the Northeast was particularly brutal this year, but not enough to account for the likely record prices. Blame crude oil’s recent price jump for that. But the chills could become even worse if Obama’s proposed cut in …
As the economic recovery takes hold and the investing landscape shifts again, it’s important to adjust your investment strategy to take advantage of the new opportunities. Here are 11 areas experts think you should consider put…