High price volatility among various commodities and the recent lowering of interest rates has fueled strong growth among commodity contracts intermediation brokers. While the national economy has continued to recover following a period of high inflationary pressures, recent rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and continued price volatility of oil and agricultural products strengthened commodity contracts’ popularity. Short-term contracts and future continue to facilitate interest among brokers, with revenue growing at a CAGR of 4.6% to an estimated $21.8 billion through the end of 2024, including an estimated 2.3% boost in 2024 alone. Profit continues to remain steady, as higher price volatility and lower interest rates continue to facilitate favorable market conditions for commodity traders. Banks, once outsized players in the industry, have significantly downsized or completely ended their commodity trading activities. This has put significant downward pressure on revenue as these institutions have been forced to limit proprietary trading due to the Volcker rule, enacted prior to the current period. The decreased presence of banks in the industry has allowed smaller players to enter the industry, exacerbating fragmentation among various service groups. The inflationary spike played a key role in buoying growth, with recent geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East and Europe strengthening commodity price volatility. Moving forward, commodity contract intermediaries face a less certain landscape, as anticipated declines in global oil prices and the agricultural price index will dampen the popularity of long-term commodity trades. Increased demand for metal and energy products and the low inventories of metal commodities are expected to sustain a significant revenue stream for brokers. However, further uncertainty surrounding rising tensions in the Middle East will impact the types of trades made by commodity traders. Greater automation and adoption of new technologies such as blockchain will offer a workflow enhancement in the longer term. Nonetheless, an expected decline in global oil prices is poised to cause revenue to fall at a CAGR of 1.0% to an estimated $20.8 billion through the end of 2029.

Producer Prices in the United States increased to 148.24 points in June from 148.23 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Producer Prices - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Net-Buyback-Yield Time Series for TMX Group Limited. TMX Group Limited operates exchanges, markets, and clearinghouses primarily for capital markets in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates in four segments: Global Solutions, Insights & Analytics; Capital Formation; Derivatives Trading & Clearing; and Equities and Fixed Income Trading & Clearing. The Global Solutions, Insights & Analytics segment delivers equities and index data, as well as integrated data sets for the proprietary and third party analytics to help clients in making trading and investment decisions; and provides solutions to European and global wholesale energy markets for price discovery, trade execution, post-trade transparency, and straight through processing. The Capital Formation segment operates Toronto Stock Exchange, a national stock exchange for the senior equities market; TSX Venture Exchange, a national stock exchange for the public venture equity market; TSX Trust that provides corporate trust, registrar, transfer agency, and foreign exchange services; and Newsfile, a news dissemination and regulatory filing provider. The Derivatives Trading & Clearing segment operates Montreal Exchange, a national derivatives exchange; Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation, a clearinghouse for options and futures contracts; BOX, a US equity operations market; and various over-the-counter products and fixed income repurchase agreements. The Equities and Fixed Income Trading & Clearing segment engages in the trading operations of Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, and TSX Alpha Exchange; CDS Clearing, an automated facility for the clearing and settlement of equities and fixed income transactions, and custody of securities; and provision of fixed income inter-dealer brokerage services. The company was formerly known as Maple Group Acquisition Corporation and changed its name to TMX Group Limited in August 2012. TMX Group Limited was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.