- Oil prices are increasing the number of rigs, putting pressure on prices.
- Soros sold his gold, should you?
- Iron ore is hot, but waiting until winter might provide better purchasing opportunities.
Introduction
Yesterday we discussed how Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities (or TIPS) are a great protection during times of inflation. Today we are going to take a deeper look into another great inflationary protection, commodities.
The general feeling is that commodities have surged since January, but there is a high level of divergence. This divergence in commodity price movements is due to speculation in some commodities and fundamental reasons in others. More →