Commodities

Will oil prices surge again after Opec meeting?

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Oil prices could touch highs last seen in April when the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) convenes its next meeting in Vienna on 25th of May, WisdomTree’s Nizam Hamid has said. Volatility has dominated the commodity in recent weeks, with the latest statistics from the US shale industry… Read More »



Gold Follows Rate Hike Pattern

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Expectations around the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) March 15 rate announcement were the principal drivers of the gold market in March. U.S. economic statistics have been somewhat positive recently, leading the market to expect the Fed to become more hawkish and to perhaps even guide for four rate increases in 2017… Read More »


The Makings Of A Commodity Bull Market

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Stronger economic growth in developed and developing markets is increasing demand at a time when supply is constrained. Commodities have had a mixed start to 2017. The Bloomberg Commodities Index is down 2.5% year-to-date (to 31 March 2017), after a substantial drop in the oil price in March pared back… Read More »


No rebound in sight for oil prices

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Oil prices are unlikely to rebound significantly from current levels, with a glut of supply and increasingly advanced methods of extraction set to keep the commodity’s price lower for longer. Oil has fallen sharply in the last month, with the price of Brent crude retreating more than 10% from 56… Read More »


How to mitigate the cost of contango

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An investor in commodities using futures contracts is not only exposed to the price of the raw material but also to the cost of holding a futures contract and rolling it from one contract to another. The mechanism of contango and backwardation continues to intrigue. While contango is known to… Read More »



Oil-linked FX gets a boost

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Oil prices rallied to a one-month high as expectations increased ahead of EIA inventories reports. There are clear signs that U.S inventories have fallen from record high levels. WTI crude today has reached $51.50 in early European trading on tightening supplies speculation. Improving US consumer health has seen a deeper… Read More »


Solar remains a bright spot for silver demand

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Silver demand for solar panels is a growing segment of its industrial demand with record levels expected in 2018. Global silver demand for solar set to riseSilver’s unique reflective and conductive properties make it a key component in capturing and generating electricity through sunlight. The fastest growing industrial segment for… Read More »