Tag Archives: Natural Resources
Technology Breakthroughs Meet Industrial Metals Strength
September’s S&P Thematics Dashboard was led by strong performance across technology- and industrial metals-linked themes. Quantum Technology surged 38%, while precious and industrial metals rallied sharply amid macroeconomic signals. In contrast, different discretionary spending- and resources-related themes softened. Quantum and Data Infrastructure Lead Quantum Technology was the month’s standout. IBM and HSBC claimed the execution…
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Tracking the Companies Feeding the World with Indices
How can an index-based approach help market participants to measure the evolution of global food production? Learn more about the S&P Commodity Producers Agribusiness Index and how it tracks the companies that help feed the world’s growing population.
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Measuring the Global Timber and Forestry Opportunity Set
How does the S&P Global Timber & Forestry Index work? Examine a benchmark tracking companies that own, manage, harvest and process these crucial natural resources, while also incorporating governance and sustainability screens.
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The Case for Timber
Timber is an essential resource and a genuine building block of human civilization. Its use in building construction and as a fuel source have made it integral to the functioning of our societies and world economy. On the flip side, our dependence on timber, combined with a lengthy regeneration time, means we are steadily using…
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What a Portfolio Might Look Like After Adding a Pinch of Real Assets
In December 2015, S&P Dow Jones Indices launched the S&P Real Assets Index, the first index of its kind, which is designed to measure global property, infrastructure, commodities, and inflation-linked bonds, using liquid and investable component indices that track public equities, fixed income, and futures. The S&P Real Assets Index includes global infrastructure (35%), property…
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Natural Resources, a Potential “Natural” Play on Higher Inflation Expectations
As the economy expands and inflation ticks up in the post-election world, fueled by a pledge by President Trump to increase fiscal spending with improvements to America’s crumbling infrastructure, market participants will have to keep in mind the negative effects of increasing prices. They may want to consider hard-asset-related investments to help maintain the purchasing…
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