Another geopolitical jolt for oil markets?
Oil prices surged in the first week of the new year following a US airstrike which killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ overseas forces.…
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Gold: how we value the precious metal
Gold is a unique asset class. Indeed, many investors even question whether it is an asset class. Is it a commodity, or a currency? What’s also interesting about gold is that…
Is oil due an upward price correction?
Nitesh Shah, Director, Research, WisdomTree looks at the bearish sentiment surrounding oil and why it is due an upward price correction. “Oil markets have been in a bearish mood…
Iran oil tanker attack highlights persistence of geopolitical risks
Nitesh Shah, Director, Research, WisdomTree comments on the Iran oil tanker attacks this morning: “Geopolitical risks are here to stay. Even though oil markets have failed to…
Faster than a speeding (silver) bullet
Silver has followed gold’s coattails higher, surpassing our forecasts and snapping out of a pessimistic period that had besieged the metal in the first five months of 2019.…
The gold market reigns supreme
Gold prices are trading at a 6-year high (as at 7 August 2019) as the US-China trade tensions intensify. The troika formed by the interplay amongst Trump, China and the US Federal…
Gold above US$1400, where next?
Gold prices are currently trading at very important technical levels. The fact that gold surpassed and stayed above US$1400/oz is an important milestone, after breaching…
El Niño: the impact on agricultural commodities
El Niño refers to a climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean that has a global impact on weather patterns. The name, which loosely translates to ‘Christ child’, traces its origin…
Gold outlook 2019 – recovery expected to continue
Gold staged a recovery late in 2018. The yellow metal has recovered most of its losses since June 2018. A collapse in speculative positioning in gold futures drove prices down in…
Silver outlook 2019 – not as good as gold
Alongside gold, silver has staged a rally late in 2018, gaining just over 10% in the month of December 2018. Silver’s close correlation with gold (around 80%) helps explain the…