Commodities
Commodities | 9 Nov 16
Gold miners surge as Trump risk lifts commodity optimism
Gold jumped as much as $75 (£60, €68) an ounce on Wednesday, while gold miners surged as investors watched Donald Trump edge ever closer to the White House.
Commodities | 1 Nov 16
US investors turn to gold as US election looms
New US investors in gold increased by 81% over the month of October as the price of bullion fell to its lowest level since April at $1266 per ounce.
Commodities | 13 Oct 16
ANALYSIS: Is commodities a key call for 2017
2016 has been a good year for commodities. Year-to-date, the FTSE World Mining index is up just less than 56% in dollar terms, while the FTSE oil and gas index is up just less than 20%.
Commodities | 30 Sep 16
Investors pile into commodities
European investors have been seeking exposure to commodities at an unprecedented scale in the first eight months of the year. Active commodity funds, however, are losing out.
Commodities | 26 Sep 16
Gold alternatives in the post-Brexit world
With gold having been one of 2016’s most popular defensive strategies against persisting low returns and the struggle for income, Legal & General Investment Management’s multi-index fund range manager Justin Onuekwusi outlines four alternatives to gold for the post-Brexit world.