Commodities Supercycle News Today

Did the supercycle ebb away, or are we just looking in the wrong place? 

Is the supercycle delayed, or cancelled?

Another day and another Commodity skyrockets to fresh record highs. That’s one of the most exciting trends of the Commodities Supercycle that we find ourselves in right now.

Inflation, Mega-Stimulus, and the Commodities Supercycle May 5, 2021 The magnitude of central bank stimulus across the globe over the past year is fueling inflationary expectations. Coupled with the potential for synchronized global growth and supply constraints, many are arguing that the next commodities supercycle is upon us. In the upcoming webcast, Inflation, Mega-Stimulus, and the Commodities Supercycle, Ed Egilinsky, Head of Alternatives, Direxion; and Tim Pickering, Founder, President...

Copper, used in everything from cars to washing machines and wind turbines, is trading at levels last seen a decade ago. YOU would think a world tiptoeing its way out of the coronavirus pandemic might only be good news for governments and economies. Yet the consequent surge in the price of energy, metals and crops is highlighting the strengths of some and the vulnerabilities of others. Oil has climbed 75% since the start of November as major economies vaccinate their populations and reopen afte...

As many of you know, I grew up in Toronto, where winters can be brutally cold. Like most people who live in northern U.S. states, I’m accustomed to driving on snowy, icy roads. But then, roads in the north are plowed, sanded and salted when there’s snowfall. With rare exception, the roads here in sunny San Antonio, Texas, do not see that kind of maintenance. There are no snow plows or salt trucks. Driving, then, can be several times more precarious when we get the kind of extreme weather th...

On Tuesday, Nov. 24 copper prices hit a fresh 2020 pinnacle of $3.52 per pound on the Comex in New York. The red metal’s best performance in seven years was on the strength of Chinese manufacturing and construction expanding at its fastest in a decade. The country’s manufacturing PMI for November, seen as a leading indicator of copper usage, rose to 52.1 while the Caixin manufacturing PMI, which includes both large and small firms, jumped to a 10-year high of 54.9. Any ...