BCIM News and Press, abrdn Bloomberg Industrial Metals Strategy K-1 Free ETF From 09/13/22

Summary After powering to new highs in the Spring, metal prices continue to slide. Iron ore, aluminum, and copper have all fallen to varying degrees, and those merely represent the largest volumes. Prices surged earlier this year based on several predictions. The first was that ra...

Analysts have been bullish about a supply squeeze for months because sky-high natural gas prices forced record electricity costs across Europe. After all the volatility these last twelve months, the markets are now laser-focused on the traditional driver of global metals demand and pr...

The energy sector led during the month of July, providing almost all of the positive performance due to a strong rally in natural gas prices. The heat wave from late June into early July in the lower Midwest U.S. killed cattle, quickly reducing supply. However, both cattle and hogs ra...

On Wednesday, the Consumer Price Index came in at a 9.1% annual rate. The higher-than-expected reading puts the CPI at a new 41-year high. Businesses are also getting squeezed. On Thursday, the Producer Price Index showed wholesale costs rising at a massive 11.3% year-over-year. T...

Rising energy costs are not a regional issue. Despite the global market enjoying a modest surplus, exchange inventories remain very low, and the market for physical metal remains tight. Investors in the futures markets remain focused on the recessionary impact of high energy price...

Why base metals are falling back to earth. Why the downward trend in metals is raising inflation fears. How inflation may weigh on the mining sector. Metals and mining stocks enjoyed strong gains in the first quarter of the year but are now sliding back. Greg Bar...

If higher prices, which have now broadened, are allowed to persist, they can become sticky. A wage-price spiral, where rising wages beget rising prices, which cause further pressure on wages, certainly could allow inflation to be a challenge for longer than expected. In general, tradi...

Why an economic downturn may not weigh on oil prices for long. Oil has a long-term inventory issue, and only falling demand will help bring down prices. Why oil prices could climb to $130 a barrel or higher in coming quarters. Oil prices have remained at higher l...

The combination of high and rising global inflation and the Russia-Ukraine war has been driving commodities higher. Continued supply constraints from the Russia-Ukraine war and a resurgence in China’s economy will most likely support commodity prices for the rest of this year a...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent shock waves throughout global metals markets. However, it’s important to remember that the most consistent longer-term driver of metal prices is Chinese demand. Recent PMI and flash data suggests that Chinese consumption is falling a...