Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Lumber just put in its first real move of the year, sliding about 13% in two weeks after months of quiet, range-bound trade.
Alex Mead, Risk Manager in StoneX's Forestry Group, explains why lumber demand stays range-bound while mortgage rates and Federal Reserve expectations, not the recent futures drop, decide when housing buyers come back.
Watch his full report in the related video.
Lumber just put in its first real move of the year, sliding about 13% in two weeks after months of quiet, range-bound trade.
Alex Mead, Risk Manager in StoneX's Forestry Group, explains why lumber demand stays range-bound while mortgage rates and Federal Reserve expectations, not the recent futures drop, decide when housing buyers come back.
Watch his full report in the related video.
