Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Barron's: Commodities Gained Across the Board in 2021. Gold Was the Exception

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Anyone wanting a calm commodities market in 2021 would have been disappointed. It produced surprises that would have shocked even the most jaded market veterans.

Wheat, coffee, sugar, lumber, and energy prices all shot up. Perhaps most shocking was that the price jumps were driven by different factors. It wasn’t all upward: gold puzzled some investors, as prices slumped even while inflation surged. Read more here.

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