Tariffs that were meant to protect domestic producers are now ricocheting through the home improvement sector, helping to ...

When the Trump administration more than doubled import fees on Canadian softwood lumber earlier this year, the goal was to support domestic prices and boost U.S. production. Instead, prices have ...

In a January 14, 2025, Seeking Alpha article on lumber and the WOOD ETF, I concluded: WOOD’s twenty-year monthly chart shows that technical support is at the September 2022 $63.78 low, with resistance ...

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 is a critical industrial commodity, as it is an essential ingredient in the construction of new homes and infrastructure. Lumber futures are traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. However, ...

Lumber buyers placed unsuccessful bets on tariffs and interest rates Lumber prices have dropped by more than 14% from a record high in early August. Many home builders, contractors and retailers ...