19.04.2016 - Commodities ‘humiliated’ while stocks head for record run
Commodities have had a pretty humbling run recently. In fact, Bank of America Merrill Lynch calculates that long-term returns are now running at the weakest pace since… 1933. Time for the tide to turn? Chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett at the bank writes: The most bullish argument for commodities today is “humiliation”. Similar to stocks in 2009, the rolling return from commodities is currently at a multi-decade low, indeed the lowest since 1933. And commodity producers and Emerging Markets at least offer the potential for lower rates and higher earnings per share over the medium term. The secular upside for commodities is thus greater than downside. We like gold...............................................Full Article: Source
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