Despite record runs to new all-time highs during October 2025, US stock indexes have been overshadowed by markets in the commodity complex.
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Yes, the US president has said a lot about the US beef industry, and USDA is helping hime where it can, but the market remains fundamentally bullish.
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As we head toward Halloween night (Friday, October 31), a couple questions will linger as the Trick or Treaters come around and the weekend arrives. It has been an thrilling month, to say the least. To shed some light on just how much has happened, news US stock indexes soaring to new all-time highs has flown under, or maybe over, the radar undetected and unmentioned for most of the month. Some of this is seasonal, though the S&P 500 ($INX) gaining roughly 3% during October 2025, in line with its 5-year and 30-year seasonal tendencies. With that out of the way, let’s address these key commodity complex questions.
