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1052 days ago

Gold rebound erases last year's losses pierces $1,875, up from yesterday

Inflationary fears could be driving the rising precious metal's price. ETF investors are becoming net buyers of gold. Other drivers could be the new covid strain especially strong in India, and commodities playing catch up.

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1053 days ago

Spot gold prices continue rising near $1,850

Bond yields dropped, US retail stalled, and Asia grapples with a spike in covid cases. Investors may be warming up to the precious metal again, with hedge fund managers increasing their net bullish gold bets to the highest in three months, while data compiled by Bloomberg show holdings in bullion-backed exchange traded funds climbed for a sixth straight day.

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1053 days ago

Cyclical sectors are outperforming this month

Cyclical sectors like materials, industrials and consumer discretionary are performing well this month (energy too), all up more than 7% compare to a slower overall S&P 500 that saw growth smaller than 2%. Commodity prices have risen which has benefited materials in their outperformance. Materials is the second best performer after tech and could threaten to usurp first position.

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1054 days ago

Energy rally could sustain in the short run but medium-term is murkier

Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed investing in Chevron. Rising oil prices have fueled an earnings recovery for energy firms but the long term is not as bright suggest BMO capital markets. Secular supply and demand dynamics for oil could make it hard for the sector to outperform. Inflation could come as a major tailwind however. Summer could present an interesting period for oil as large scale recovery could be underway-- jet fuel and general gas demand could soar further. 

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1054 days ago

Electric vehicles should have a massive impact on commodities demand

Source: UBS, The Visual Capitalist 

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Electric vehicles should have a massive impact on commodities demand
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