Commodities

Standard & Poor's Mike McGlone says the development of the company's commodities index has helped the asset class grow in popularity.

Is now the time to stop buying emerging market and commodity funds and to start taking profits? Why adopt this strategy in the face of a considerable argument in favour of these sectors?

Natural Resources vehicle beats sector average by 73.7% over past 12 months

Alistair Campbell looks at the niche forestry investment market and outlines its potential benefits

In 2009 we have seen a gold rush. Walking down the High Street, you will be fortunate not to trip over the signs of those eager to buy it.

As it is the end of the year, I have been sorting out a lot of old bits of paper and came across an article in a consumer magazine Investors Week, which I edited at the beginning of the decade.

Recent strong price gains across commodity markets, especially base metal equities, now urge caution to some degree.

Gold is entering a new era. In the past gold has been thought of primarily as a safe haven, but now it is recognised as a preserver of wealth by both institutional and private investors, relevant whatever the economic weather.

Threadneedle's head of commodities David Donora is bullish on both the short and long-term outlook for commodities, though he believes the medium-term picture is uncertain.

Supply of commodities is affected by the gap between the cost of production and the price at which that commodity has been trading