| Total returns for a basket of 22 raw materials are over 20% since the start of January. Oil prices have risen around 34 per cent in the last six months, on target for the best start to the year since 2009 and helping commodities outperform other major asset classes during the first half of the year.
Data show total returns from the Bloomberg Commodity Index, which tracks returns from 22 raw material contracts, are over 20 per cent. This compares to global bonds, at about 9 per cent, and global equities that are down almost 3 per cent...............................................Full Article: Source
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