(Bloomberg) -- Lumber futures rose to the highest in more than two and a half years after President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into shipments of the commodity into the US. Trump on Saturday ...

Central Ohio home prices, already at record highs, face another threat: Canadian lumber prices. Home builders and lumber dealers feared a proposed - then delayed - 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican ...

Lumber prices indicate economic health and new housing demand, but lumber futures are illiquid, leading to high volatility during bullish or bearish trends. Weyerhaeuser Company offers a more liquid ...

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 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 could surge due to lower interest rates, pent-up housing demand, and infrastructure projects under the new U.S. administration. The iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF is highly ...

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 ...

FOUNTAIN, CO — If you're getting an early start on making plans for those spring home improvement projects, we have some good news for you. The price of lumber is more stable now than it has been over ...

In a May 2 Barchart article on the wood futures market, I concluded: Lumber is in a bearish trend in May 2024, and the trend is always your best friend. The path of least resistance of physical lumber ...