US Government Shutdown Hits Cloud Data, Commodities See Slowdown

Oil barrels and rising price chart representing increasing crude prices as US oil stocks decline

With markets presently pricing in two quarter-point rate reduction in subsequent meetings, investors’ emphasis will be on the speeches that various Fed officials have set for next week (beginning on September 29). Commodities React to Fed Commodities had a very active week (ending September 26), with supply-side worries and mounting anticipation of more rate reduction … Read more