Global Timber & Forestry Ishares ETF (WOOD)

Lumber prices are highly sensitive to interest rates, as wood is a critical requirement for new home building. Falling mortgage rates increase demand for new homes, while rising mortgage rates have the...

As spring approaches, physical lumber futures for May delivery are trading just below $600 per 1,000 board feet. Since lumber futures typically reach seasonally high prices in spring and early summer,...

We are in the heart of winter in late January, but futures markets are looking forward to spring. Lumber is a seasonal commodity that tends to reach annual highs from March through May, and the price has...

While International Paper Company has lagged behind its peers, Wall Street remains somewhat optimistic about the stock.

Physical lumber futures prices have been trending lower since late July, with the price falling from nearly $700 to below $530 per 1,000 board feet. Critical technical support was around $560, and lumber...

Lumber is a leading industrial commodity as it is required for new homes and infrastructure building. While lumber futures are traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the contracts are often illiquid,...

Despite Weyerhaeuser’s underperformance compared to other timber stocks, analysts remain strongly optimistic about its future prospects.

Weyerhaeuser has underperformed the broader market over the past year, but Wall Street analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s outlook.

Despite International Paper’s outperformance compared to the broader timber industry in 2024, Wall Street analysts remain cautiously bullish about the stock’s potential.

Weyerhaeuser has underperformed the broader market over the past year, but Wall Street analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.