Commodities

Source intel on energy, metals, and raw materials markets – plus more

Have gold and silver lost their lustre?
  • 19 hours ago

Gold and silver prices have sharply corrected after a record-breaking  rally, but we think their fundamental medium term drivers remain intact.

The week in markets
  • 19 hours ago

A turbulent week in markets as oil surged back above $100, inflation fears reignited, and markets whipsawed between escalation risk and uneasy calm.

How Tangible Assets Are Shaping a New Global Investment Cycle
  • 19 hours ago

Investment Management’s Olga Bitel describes how energy, infrastructure, and industrial investment may shape the next market cycle.

What an Oil Shock Means for Monetary Policy
  • 19 hours ago

The views expressed herein do not constitute research, investment advice or trade recommendations, do not necessarily represent the views of all AB portfolio-management teams and are subject to cha...

Power, conflict and complacency: Why energy markets may be structurally underpricing geopolitical risk
  • 19 hours ago

Franklin Equity believes energy is evolving from a cyclical variable into a structural driver of economic outcomes, influencing inflation, growth and investment decisions over a longer horizon.

Equity Outlook: Middle East War, Energy Shock Test Fragile Markets
  • 19 hours ago

Markets are pricing in a wider range of scenarios as geopolitics and AI reshape the landscape. Global equities declined during a volatile first quarter as the war in Iran roiled energy markets and...

Global Macro Outlook: Second Quarter 2026
  • 19 hours ago

Energy prices are top of mind, but we think investors should keep a broader perspective, not react to headlines.

AI era: How data centres are transforming utility demand at Xcel Energy
  • 01 Apr 2026

AI and data centres are reshaping electricity demand, creating both powerful growth opportunities and complex challenges for utilities. In this video interview, Rebecca Sherlock, Portfolio Manager...

Reviving Guns & Butter?
  • 01 Apr 2026

Some observers today have drawn parallels between the recent oil price surge spurring inflation and the oil shocks of the 1970s, but there are also stark similarities to the 1960s Guns & Butter per...