Recession Concerns Undermine Commodity Markets in First Half Ongoing fears of a recession, which has yet to come, cast a pall over commodity markets during the first half of the year, withRead More…
It was a year of two halves for commodity markets. The Russia-Ukraine war dominated the markets during the year’s first half, and macroeconomic factors were the driving force in the second half.Read More…
Biannual Commodities Update July 2021 Commodities had a bumper first half of the year, gaining 21% and outpacing most asset classes across the globe. Unlike last year, precious metals lagged on theRead More…
The tables turned for commodities during the second half of the year, with an across-the-board rally putting all but oil and coal prices in the black for the year. The steep climbRead More…
Commodities Update First Half 2019 It was a generally positive first half of the year for commodities, with some surprise underperformers. The prospect of trade wars continued to loom over commodity marketsRead More…