Growth in Asia will spur demand over the long term
Bank of Nova Scotia’s Commodity Price Index, which measures price trends in 32 of Canada’s major exports, advanced by 4% month-over-month in July, rising to a new record high for the seventh consecutive month.“The cyclical upswing in commodity prices from the low in October 2001 — at 226.8% — is now virtually on par with […]
Bank of Nova Scotia’s commodity price index, which measures price trends in 32 of Canada’s major exports, rose by 1.2% month-over-month in June, rising to a new record high for the sixth consecutive month. The all items index is now 212.6% above the cyclical low in October 2001.The oil & gas index led the way […]
Players large and small are expanding capacity, but that won’t affect markets until the next decade
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Oil and gas prices lead the way in May
Fund to employ commodity investment strategies of BMO’s Coxe
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley benefiting the most
Canadians are overly focused on investing in stocks of commodity-producing companies and are missing out on diversification by not investing in underlying raw materials.Including “pure” commodities as a stand-alone asset class can enhance overall portfolio diversification, says Criterion Investments. That’s because commodity prices are historically uncorrelated to other asset classes, responding differently to economic and […]
Relation between indices has not changed significantly despite increased investment in commodities