During the pandemic when low mortgage rates dropped to 3% and prompted a strong demand for building, the framing lumber ...

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 ...

Lumber futures are falling again Monday, pushing the decline from Aug. 1's three-year highs to 25%. The sharp decline is sounding an alarm on Wall Street about potential problems on Main Street, where ...

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 US production. Instead, prices have plunged ...

The softwood-lumber complaints, which date back to last decade, deal with duties the U.S. slaps on Canadian softwood lumber. The U.S. agreed in August to nearly triple the current anti-dumping levies ...

Michigan’s furniture industry is bracing for higher prices in the wake of new lumber and furniture tariffs, while some companies are reevaluating their suppliers to keep costs level. President Donald ...

Lumber futures prices are trading higher after President Trump slapped a 10% tariff on wood imports in a [Monday night ...

Falling lumber prices suggest there is trouble ahead for the struggling U.S. housing market, as builders scale back new construction because of a recent inventory glut and growing economic uncertainty ...