Commodities are split into two broad categories: hard and soft commodities. Hard commodities include natural resources that must be mined or extracted, such as gold, rubber, and oil, while soft ...

Today’s commodity markets are no longer shaped primarily by cyclical demand or short-term disruptions. They are being reshaped by structural forces—geopolitics, industrial policy, underinvestment and ...

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Commodity money is a form of money that derives an intrinsic value from its underlying commodity and the supply and demand dynamics. Gold and silver have been accepted as commodity money for centuries ...

This analysis is by Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst Mike McGlone. It appeared first on the Bloomberg Terminal. Evidence that the Chinese economy is following some combination of Japan and the ...