| 21 of 24 commodities lost in FY15 with the flagship indices, S&P GSCI and Dow Jones Commodity Index (DJCI), losing 39.5 per cent and 25.9 per cent, respectively. In the past quarter, six commodities are positive: silver, cotton, gasoil, unleaded gasoline, gold, and feeder cattle. In the past month, one-third of commodities are in backwardation, measuring shortages that could be supportive for silver, copper, live cattle, feeder cattle, Kansas wheat, unleaded gasoline, heating oil and gasoil.
This highlights the positive impact of falling oil prices on the petroleum commodities that use crude oil as an input. Each commodity has its own supply and demand model so is impacted by different factors from weather to geopolitical risk. Rising interest rates, Chinese demand from stockpiling, and the possibility of rising oil prices may support commodities this year...............................................Full Article: Source
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