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Bacon Demand Is Higher Than Ever as Price Volatility Grows
Ask Chicago butcher Bill Begale to name his top-growing products in recent years, and you get a quick answer. “Bacon, bacon, bacon,” said Begale, who runs Paulina Market, a popular meat retailer on the...
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CME Clearing At 100: Why Centralized Clearing Matters More Than Ever
Through centralized clearing, market participants mitigate so-called counterparty credit risk. Clearing is “built over time through trust, and it becomes especially important if there’s a failure or...
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Is The Super Bowl Indicator Real?
The Super Bowl indicator is a theory wherein we can predict the stock market’s year end closing price based on which conference wins the Super Bowl. The theory claims that if the NFC team wins the...
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In Troubled Times, Investors Are Turning to Bitcoin Like Gold
During geopolitical events, market participants turn to futures and options markets in larger-than-usual numbers to manage the risk posed by the changing investment climate. The impact of such events...
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A Pullback, Correction Or Bear Market? How to Tell The Difference
How does an investor know if the market is in a correction or the start of a bear market? Many investors have a difficult time distinguishing the differences, and the psychological toll of watching...
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With Round the Clock News, Futures Often First To Respond
Thus far, 2020 has been a wild ride in the equity markets. The current volatility is different from past events in that, for the first time in my lifetime, it has been primarily driven by an exogenous...
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Understanding the Massive COVID-19 Economic Response and Next Phase
The U.S. Federal Government and the Federal Reserve have moved at a rapid pace to provide massive economic support to the U.S. economy as it deals with the economic damage from the COVID-19 global...
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An Economist Answers Students’ Questions About the Economics of COVID-19
Econ Essentials, a program created in partnership with CME Group and Discovery Education, is designed to help high school students learn about core economic principles. In recognition of Financial...
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Bitcoin Halving Could Be Different This Time Around
Once every four years something happens to bitcoin that slashes the supply growth rate in half. Bitcoin halving, as it’s called, is set to take place for the third time on or around May 12. In the...
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Watch: Are Stocks Disconnected from the Economy?
The Nasdaq reached new record highs in early June. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate in the United States sits at 13% despite an unexpectedly positive May jobs report. These two data points wouldn’t...
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Can Anything Catch up to The Tech Sector?
As the market was bottoming in late March due to Covid-19, analysts and investors gave their predictions as to what letter shaped recovery the markets would see. From “I” to “V” to “Nike swoosh”...
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The Importance of Copper in China’s Economy
Copper prices have rebounded strongly since hitting an 11-year low in March. After briefly trading below $2 per pound, the metal has recovered 50% of its value, as demand from China soars and COVID-19...
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