October: A Bad Month for Commodity ETFs?
The recent strength in commodity ETFs may not last as the asset class may be heading toward a seasonally weak period of…
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Emerging Market Weakness Drags on Commodity ETFs
While the emerging equities were falling into a bear market, commodity prices and related exchange traded funds were also dragged down by…
Copper ETPs’ Underperformance is Worrisome for the Broader Economy
After touching a near four-year high in 2017, copper prices, along with related exchange traded products, have weakened this year, underperforming the…
A Booming Global Economy Bolsters Commodity ETFs
The ongoing global economic growth and improving manufacturing activity have increased demand for raw materials, bolstering commodities markets and related ETFs. Over…
Industrial Metals Could Lift Commodity ETFs
Like many commodities-related exchange traded products, the iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (NYSEARCA: GSG), a diversified commodities fund, is struggling this year, but…
A Commodities Call for the Remainder of 2017
Broadly speaking, commodities have performed poorly this year. Specifically, energy commodities have been hammered, but there have been solid performers in the…
Commodity ETFs Could Enjoy 2017
The rising dollar and the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate hike of the year sent precious metals and the corresponding ETFs tumbling…
GLD: An Important Commodities ETF at an Important Juncture
Commodity exchange traded funds have enjoyed greater investment interest this year as a recovery in oil prices and resurgence in safe-haven gold…
Commodity ETFs in Bull Market for First Time in Four Years
The commodity market and related exchange traded funds are finally having their moment in the sun, rallying back into a bull market…
Dollar Declines Mean Go-Go Days for Commodities ETFs
The inverse relationship between the U.S. dollar and commodities is on full display this year for exchange traded fund (ETF) investors. For example,…
Commodity ETFs Are Outperforming Stocks, Bonds
Commodity exchange traded funds are enjoying their best month since 2010 and are beating traditional equities and fixed-income assets to boot. Over…
Another Diversified Commodities ETF to Consider
Broad commodities exchange traded products have been a mixed bag this year Rising precious metals have helped prop up these funds, as has…
Commodity ETFs’ Rally May Be ‘False Start’
Broad commodities market has been trending higher this year China, the second largest economy in the world, has been buying less from…
Commodity ETFs Take Beating from Fed
As the U.S. dollar rallies off the Federal Reserve’s tightening monetary policy, commodity exchange traded funds are slipping to new lows. On…