Trading in fed funds futures hit record levels in 2025 as investors navigated a year of shifting monetary policy expectations, according to data compiled by CME Group Interest Rates.

Oil futures opened the year with a modest decline as the continuing Ukraine-Russia war and rising Middle East tensions countered concerns about oversupply.

U.S. stock futures advanced on Monday, with the U.S. seizure of Venezuela's president having only a slight impact on market sentiment that already been pushing equities higher and dragging oil prices lower.

Futures markets let investors hedge risks or speculate by trading asset contracts for future dates. Locking in prices through futures helps businesses manage cost risks and price their products. Using wheat futures, businesses can lock in current prices ...

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S&P 500 futures are down just 0.01%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up barely 0.01%. Nasdaq 100 futures are dipping 0.01%. On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 249 points, or 0.51%,

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As investor demand for exchange-traded funds has crescendoed in recent years, fund companies have rushed to offer everything under the sun. But more is not always better in the world of ETFs. Most areas of the market are now oversaturated with glitzy ...

Coinbase has revealed in an X post that it will enable copper and platinum futures trading on its app, not long after the CEO Brian Armstrong revealed plans to make the platform an “everything exchange.