Commodity Prices on an Unstoppable Rally: ETFs to Benefit Zacks.com 3 hrs ago
After 10 years of underperformance, commodities are on an unstoppable rally this year thanks to recovering global economic growth from the pandemic lows, reopening economies, reflation trade and massive stimulus flows. The central banks across the globe have injected trillions of dollars to stave off the pandemic-ravaged economy.
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A weaker greenback added to the strength as it makes dollar-denominated assets attractive for foreign investors, raising the appeal for commodities. This is because commodities are often viewed as a hedge against inflation and a weaker dollar (read: 3 ETFs to Protect Against Inflation).
Upcoming Fed Meeting Will Make Or Break March Stock Rally
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This week is crucial for the Fed because the central bank needs to shape its policy statement in a way that doesn’t roil the markets.
How the bond market trades in front of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting may as well involve wetting one’s finger and putting it in the air to determine its direction.
We’ve heard Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak about current inflationary pressures as “transitory,” and that those upward pressures will subside in the months ahead as global supply lines stabilize. Up until last Friday, the bond market took that narrative to heart, with the Dow and S&P 500 trading to new all-time highs. During this time, value and cyclical stocks were in the lead. The rotation into reopening sectors continues at the expense of growth stocks.
Here s Some Food for Thought on the Commodity Bull Market Usually commodity bull markets start with a supply shock, but maybe this time is different. Let s compare the 1970s to what we re seeing today. Stocks quotes in this article: DBC
I have seen a lot of discussion on various websites about whether commodities are in a secular bull market. A secular bull trend encompasses a number of cyclic bull markets. I lived through the secular bull market in commodities in the 1970s and there are some similarities and some differences to now. I graduated from university in the spring of 1973, with a double major in economics and finance and tried to land a job on Wall Street. Unfortunately, it was during the gut wrenching and very destructive 1973-74 bear market. This first job offer that I got was to work for a commodity consulting firm in the art deco Chanin Building at 42nd and Lex. For me, it became the center of the universe fo
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