Many home builders, contractors and retailers wagered that higher U.S. tariffs on imports would boost the cost of lumber, while lower interest rates would lift demand for the building material. But ...
The CME’s continuous physical lumber futures contract fell 22.99% in Q2 and was down 21.24% over the first six months of 2024, closing Q2 at $450.50 per 1,000 board feet. In a July 4, 2024, Barchart ...
In a January 14, 2025, Seeking Alpha article on lumber and the WOOD ETF, I concluded: WOOD’s twenty-year monthly chart shows that technical support is at the September 2022 $63.78 low, with resistance ...
The twin-peaked lumber bubble of 2021 and 2022 that once drove home building costs through the roof and exacerbated inflation is now nothing more than a memory. Spot lumber prices have plummeted 75% ...
Lumber prices closely follow changes in interest rates, impacting demand for new home construction and wood products. Weyerhaeuser Company operates as a REIT with a lumber call option attached, ...
Falling lumber prices are pointing to renewed weakness in the U.S. housing market, where builders are scaling back projects amid rising inventories and affordability challenges. Knewz.com has learned ...