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Gold prices jumped in 2024 buoyed by the potential for the US monetary policy easing, a likely decline in the US dollar, increased geopolitical tensions and continuous purchasing by central banks.

Sturdy central bank gold buying since 2009 and a rising gold price has grown the precious metal’s share of global international reserves to the detriment of fiat currencies.

While oversimplifying any formula in the financial markets tends to backfire more often than not, good inflation numbers tend to deliver new highs for the S&P 500.

We discuss the investment case for commodities.

Commodities offer alternative investment vehicles for hedging inflation, geopolitical risk and disasters. Click here for Top 5 commodity ETFs.