A dominant driver feature of markets this week has been the news around index rebalancing. Large commodity benchmarks, most notably the Bloomberg Commodity Index, periodically adjust exposure to enforce diversification. When a commodity outperforms and grows beyond its permitted weighting, it must be reduced. The process is scheduled, rule driven, and indifferent to price or […]
A very Happy New Year to you, and to the start of 2026. We have no doubt that the year ahead will be an interesting one indeed, and we look forward to speaking with many of you over the coming months about precisely that. If the opening weeks are any guide, this is already shaping […]
2025 has been a remarkable year for gold and silver. Record prices, heavy demand and growing public interest have forced even long-time sceptics to pay attention. In this conversation, we look at why this year felt different and why the move in precious metals has not been driven by speculation alone. We discuss how inflation […]