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

Lumber futures (LB1:COM) have come under strain after the initial tariff-driven upswing has fizzled out and the cracks in the housing market are beginning to show. LB1:COM has retreated from an early ...

Tariffs on imported building materials have quietly reshaped the economics of home renovation, and one of Home Depot's ...

Lumber prices are stable - a new contract makes lumber hedging more versatile. Lumber remains highly illiquid, increasing the chances of explosive and implosive price action. Interest rates are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lumber prices have rallied 26% so far in October, but further gains may be limited as the housing market slows down. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit 7% in amid the Fed's ongoing rate hike ...

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 ...