Futures market news, economic commentary, and insights from Excel Futures.https://excelfutures.com/https://excelfutures.com/blog/economy/economic-storm-brewing/https://excelfutures.com/blog/economy/economic-storm-brewing/Signs Point to a Slowdown Despite Fed’s Soft Approach The U.S. economy is sending out…Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:08:57 GMTeconomyfomcstockshttps://excelfutures.com/blog/commodities/could-the-u-s-dollar-face-declines-amid-tariff-policies/https://excelfutures.com/blog/commodities/could-the-u-s-dollar-face-declines-amid-tariff-policies/Economic Experts Warn of Potential Currency Weakness as Trade Barriers Rise The Trump administration’s recent…Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:16:39 GMTcommoditiescurrencieshttps://excelfutures.com/blog/interest-rates/are-interest-rate-cuts-on-the-horizon/https://excelfutures.com/blog/interest-rates/are-interest-rate-cuts-on-the-horizon/Are Interest Rate Cuts On The Horizon? Mark Waggoner – 3/12/2024 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:59:35 GMTinterest-rateshttps://excelfutures.com/blog/energy/a-closer-look-at-freeport-lng-terminal/https://excelfutures.com/blog/energy/a-closer-look-at-freeport-lng-terminal/A Closer Look at Freeport’s Liquid Natural Gas Export Terminal: How It Impacts Natural Gas…Thu, 30 May 2024 12:56:30 GMTenergylngnatural-gashttps://excelfutures.com/blog/energy/united-states-oil-production-reduces-opec-influence/https://excelfutures.com/blog/energy/united-states-oil-production-reduces-opec-influence/In recent years, a pressing question has emerged in the energy sector: Will the United…Tue, 21 May 2024 15:27:12 GMTenergyopechttps://excelfutures.com/blog/energy/a-closer-look-at-the-freeport-lng-terminal-and-natural-gas-prices/https://excelfutures.com/blog/energy/a-closer-look-at-the-freeport-lng-terminal-and-natural-gas-prices/Following the Natural gas price developments of Freeport’s Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) export terminal, I…Thu, 11 May 2023 05:11:28 GMTenergyinvestinglngnatural-gashttps://excelfutures.com/blog/currencies/euro-currency-will-it-continue-to-fall/https://excelfutures.com/blog/currencies/euro-currency-will-it-continue-to-fall/The Euro currency (Euro FX) has been a volatile for the past few years. However,…Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:28:20 GMTcurrenciesinvestinghttps://excelfutures.com/blog/investing/us-dollar-strength-as-interest-rates-rise/https://excelfutures.com/blog/investing/us-dollar-strength-as-interest-rates-rise/US Dollar strength has been energized by higher rates since the beginning of 2022. Good…Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:47:47 GMTcurrenciesfederal-reserveinterest-ratesinvestinghttps://excelfutures.com/blog/federal-reserve/fomc-are-investors-underestimating-feds-resolve/https://excelfutures.com/blog/federal-reserve/fomc-are-investors-underestimating-feds-resolve/‍The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), otherwise known as the Federal Reserve or Fed, has…Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:52:01 GMTfederal-reservefomcinterest-ratesinvestingstockshttps://excelfutures.com/blog/interest-rates/four-reasons-why-federal-reserves-focus-is-on-inflation-not-recession-fears/https://excelfutures.com/blog/interest-rates/four-reasons-why-federal-reserves-focus-is-on-inflation-not-recession-fears/The Federal Reserve’s focus on inflation must co-exist with the recent sell-off in equity markets….Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:03:17 GMTinterest-ratesinvestingstockshttps://excelfutures.com/blog/investing/financial-markets-today-and-the-political-climate/https://excelfutures.com/blog/investing/financial-markets-today-and-the-political-climate/Financial markets today can be heavily influenced by the political climate. What’s going on in…Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:58:07 GMTinterest-ratesinvestingstockshttps://excelfutures.com/blog/investing/is-this-a-normal-stock-market-correction/https://excelfutures.com/blog/investing/is-this-a-normal-stock-market-correction/The great author and journalist Damon Runyon wrote in 1929: “We’re probably all going to…Mon, 01 Aug 2022 15:07:02 GMTinvestingstockshttps://excelfutures.com/blog/interest-rates/predicting-the-future-of-interest-rates/https://excelfutures.com/blog/interest-rates/predicting-the-future-of-interest-rates/Interest rates impact everything from buying a new home to starting a business to saving…Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:27:02 GMTinterest-ratesinvesting