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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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These two interactive line charts compare monthly inflation to select metal and energy commodity futures returns. Together, they highlight how metal and energy markets behave during periods of rising or falling inflation. The Month to Month Inflation is displayed in its percentage form. ## Row {height=“45%”}
These two interactive charts compare movements in the Federal Funds Rate to returns in metal and energy commodity futures, displaying each commodity futures relationship with the federal funds rate as an economic indicator. ## Row {height=“45%”}
These two interactive charts compare changes in unemployment to returns in metal and energy commodity futures. They illustrate how commodity markets behave during shifts in labor‑market conditions. Note that the change in the unemployment rate is displayed in decimal form rather than percentage form. ## Row {height=“45%”}
| Commodity | Futures_Average | Economic_Indicator_Average | Standard_Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1293.519663 | 0.0021241 | 1.116844 |
| Silver | 18.706843 | 1.9280135 | 2.072706 |
| Copper | 2.878105 | 5.6712544 | 1.710989 |
| Commodity | Futures_Average | Economic_Indicator_Average | Standard_Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil | 64.031264 | 0.0021234 | 25.416466 |
| Natural Gas | 4.329778 | 1.9294190 | 2.235930 |
| Gasoline | 1.891456 | 5.6707697 | 0.754842 |
These two heatmaps display the correlation between key economic indicators and commodity futures. The first chart shows how the chosen metal future prices relate to inflation, interest rates, and unemployment, while the second shows the same relationships for the chosen energy futures. Together, they highlight how metals and energy markets co‑move with major macroeconomic variables. ## Row {height=“50%”}
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This page examines how conflict conditions escalate by comparing shock versus non-shock periods and the relationship between severity and impact.
This chart compares conflict intensity during shock and non‑shock periods. Shock periods represent unusually high‑intensity events that exceed the established threshold, while non‑shock periods reflect baseline conditions.
This chart examines the relationship between impact and severity across conflict events. Severity reflects the intensity level of each event, while impact captures the broader effect or scale of the conflict.
Focus
News Tone vs Futures Market Impact
Data Sources
Kaggle Analyst Ratings | Yahoo Finance via tidyquant
Time Period
2008 – 2020
Financial news sentiment was scored daily using the Bing lexicon applied to headline text. Days where positive words outweighed negative words by more than 10% were labeled Positive, the reverse Negative, and all others Neutral.
Note: Sentiment data covers 2008–2020. Futures returns outside this window are excluded from sentiment comparisons. The sentiment score is a general financial news signal and is not commodity-specific.
This dashboard was created using Quarto in RStudio, and the R Language and Environment.
The dataset used to create this dashboard was downloaded from Yahoo Finance, Kaggle, and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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