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From Cocoa to Gold: The S&P GSCI’s Top Performers in 2024 and Seasonal Trends in 2025
Following the close of 2024, the S&P GSCI continued its strong performance into the new year, ending January 2025 up 3.3%. As we move deeper into Q1, we dig into the reasons behind the S&P GSCI’s leaders and laggards in 2024 and the seasonality inherent to commodity futures performance. In 2024, the top three performers…
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The King of the 21st Century Wears a Golden Crown
Once again, gold has taken the crown as the best-performing asset in the 21st century. From the turn of the century to year-end 2024, the S&P 500® recorded an annualized return of 7.7%, while the S&P GSCI Gold recorded 8.5% annually. While besting stocks for a quarter century, gold is still considered a safe-haven asset,…
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Drill Baby Drill: Commodity Performance in U.S. Election Years
Following one of the more politically volatile months of this election year, commodity performance has delivered mixed results. The S&P GSCI Gold rallied 4.3%, while the S&P GSCI Crude Oil fell by the same amount. However, both gold and oil remained firmly up on the year, registering gains of 17.3% and 16.5%, respectively. Overall, they…
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Twenty-First Century Fox: DJCI Gold Tops Stocks and Bonds This Century
The equity markets roared to the finish line, easily passing commodities and bonds with a 26.3% return for the S&P 500® in 2023. Much of that rally could be attributed to declining consumer price indices and favorable Federal Reserve guidance, with increased confidence in a soft landing. Declining inflation can best be observed at the…
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