Commodities

  • ETFS currency hedged gold products

    ETFS currency hedged gold products

    ETF Securities is listing sterling-hedged and euro-hedged physical gold investment products on the London Stock Exchange and the Deutsche Boerse, the firm has announced.

  • investors ditch gold etfs

    investors ditch gold etfs

    As equity indices gain traction, investors are selling out of gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at quite a pace, according to data provided by Coutts.

  • the next move for the price of gold

    the next move for the price of gold

    Research with analysts, strategists, economists and investors shows opinion is divided on which direction the next shift in price of gold will go, reflecting overall uncertainty over the future direction of a great many macro indicators.

  • golden year for precious metal

    golden year for precious metal

    Demand for gold in value terms hit both an annual and final quarter record in 2012, while its average price during 2012 was 6% above its 2011 price.

  • two points of view gold

    two points of view gold

    As risk moves on and off the investor menu, gold is often a major benefactor or loser respectively. To combat this should you invest in a small but agile fund or a giant with long term attractive returns?

  • food business can satisfy investors hunger

    food business can satisfy investors hunger

    Barings' Marino Valensise explains why a growing and hungry world population makes a compelling investment case for soft commodities and farmland.

  • lyxor launches gold mining etf

    lyxor launches gold mining etf

    Lyxor Asset Management has unveiled an exchange-traded fund (ETF) offering exposure to gold mining equities.

  • did the gold bull run end in 2012

    did the gold bull run end in 2012

    The soaring price of gold started to ease over the course of 2012, leading some to question if the decade-long bull market for the yellow metal had drawn to a close.

  • gold to reach 2000 in 2013 says bofa ml

    gold to reach 2000 in 2013 says bofa ml

    Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA ML) expects gold to reach $2,000/oz during 2013 on the back of continued monetary easing.

  • how real are risks for gold

    how real are risks for gold

    Michael Quach gives his views on the positive and negative influences for gold given how much its price is affected by investor expectation as much as anything more fundamental.

  • why you shouldnt drop gold from portfolios

    why you shouldnt drop gold from portfolios

    The likely continued increase in public debt across the globe justifies the place of gold in a diversified portfolio, according to Swedish banking group SEB.

  • commodity kings feel chill as supercycle nears end

    commodity kings feel chill as supercycle nears end

    After a decade's headwind, Mark Rider has identified a momentum shift in the commodities super cycle with prices likely to fall gradually for the next decade alongside weaker demand and supply.