Jon Bergtheil
Jon Bergtheil
buy commodity driver key oil people
Oil has been a key driver because it's a big part of the commodity baskets like Goldman Sachs index. Oil is making these baskets perform, which is making people buy the baskets.
copper days dollar driver indeed key past price three weakness
Dollar weakness in the past three days has indeed been a key driver of the copper price rise.
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The economic background to metals is therefore supportive, but metals also have the additional price driver of extensive activity by investment funds. Ongoing investment into commodities by broad-based global funds remains very strong.
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The real demand source is China, rather than Europe, but the country is rapidly alleviating its raw materials input problems.