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The outbreak of the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan added another layer of uncertainty to what has already been a volatile month. Commodities such as copper and crude oil, both exposed to...

Global commodities face a potentially volatile 2020, given the combination of growth concerns, geopolitical tensions, climate change and inflationary pressures. While global growth — and with that...

While global stocks, led by the US technology sector, continued their ascent, the first two weeks of trading have been more challenging for several commodities. While metals, both industrial and...

Commodities in general traded lower following an explosive beginning to 2020. Crude oil and gold pumped and dumped as Middle East tensions ebbed and flowed. Natural gas and coffee both looked for...

The month-long rally in gold and not least oil has extended further following the US strike against an Iranian general in Baghdad. Middle East tensions once again raise risk of supply disruptions...

Commodities, not least industrial metals, received a boost this week from news that a phase-one trade deal had been reached. The Bloomberg Commodity Index was 2.2 per cent higher on the week with all...

The Bloomberg Commodity Index, which tracks the performance of 22 futures markets across energy, metals and agriculture traded lower for a second consecutive week. The global growth outlook and with...

The below summary highlights futures positions and changes made by hedge funds across 24 commodities futures up until last Tuesday, November 5. The reporting period covered a week where trade deal...

It has been a relatively quiet week in commodities with the different sectors trying to weigh the impact of several key developments such as the weaker dollar, rising equities, trade talks as well as...

[caption id="attachment_575631" align="alignright" width="161"] OLE S HANSEN[/caption] Global markets, including commodities, spent the week closely monitoring the ebb and flow of news from the US...

The global fiscal panic which we gave special attention in our last quarterly outlook could, over the coming months, be joined by a weaker dollar — as our CIO Steen Jacobsen outlines in the...

The commodity sector has had a mixed week with the energy sector witnessing a lot of selling while the agriculture sector was supported by short-covering and China increasing goodwill buying ahead of...

COMMODITY UPDATE - Hedge funds bought commodities for a second week with the combined long across 24 major futures contracts jumping by 85 per cent to 296k lots. All sectors were net bought,...

A dramatic week in crude oil saw the Brent futures contract jump the most on record before deflating on continued growth and demand concerns. Gold traded higher but within the tightest range in two...

Global financial markets remain in fragile risk on mode following last week’s announcement that US and Chinese trade negotiators would meet again in early October. While kicking the can down the...

Commodities traded higher for a second week with energy and industrial metals catching a bid while the week-long rally in precious metals paused. The week and the month of September kicked off with...

For the second week running, the Bloomberg Commodity Index traded lower as the price hovered close to a three-year low. The weak sentiment continued to be led by global growth concerns, ample supply...

Global growth concerns and ample supply of key commodities have been the main drivers behind the weakness seen across the sector so far this quarter. Precious metals remain the exception with gold...

Commodities with a few exceptions failed to hold onto the gains that were seen following the G-20 meeting in Osaka. During a holiday-shortened week the market first reacted positively to renewed hopes...

The Bloomberg Commodity Index, which tracks the performance of 22 major commodities spread across the three major sectors of energy, metals and agriculture rose by the most since January. The 1.5 per...