| Largely driven by a fever for gold, demand for commodities this year is the strongest it has been since the financial crisis, according to Barclays. Total commodity inflows year to date stands at $50.8 billion, marking the strongest January-to-July performance since 2009 — which was only $1 billion higher, said Barclays in an Aug. 4 research note written by Kevin Norrish, head of commodities research.
Those inflows, along with some hefty price gains, have pushed commodity assets under management to $235 billion, a sizable leap from $161 billion seen at the end of 2015...............................................Full Article: Source
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