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Commodities have been among the most volatile asset classes in 2021, with surging inflation and supply chain disruptions sending prices into the stratosphere.
2020 will be remembered for the Pandemic and the fact that oil prices went negative. Demand for lumber drove up prices as families left urban areas to relocate. Oil demand rose and prices went up as the global economy started to improve.
Energy markets tightened as global inventories were drained and prices increased.
The spikes in oil prices were not as large as those in the energy complex. The price of a barrel of crude has risen to its highest in three years. Its gains of 45% so far this year are not as great as those of other energy sources.
When demand for power generation from countries like China and India met a shortfall in available supply, natural gas and coal rose much more rapidly than anyone expected.
Asia's booming gas demand led to a huge shortage of liquified natural gas at the start of the year. The market was under excess supply a year earlier.
The tightening shifted to the European market as the year went on. Russia is Europe's most important gas supplier.
Natural gas prices in Europe are currently seven times higher than they were at the beginning of the year. Power generators switched away from pricier natural gas in order to make up for the loss of coal.
Market participants decided to invest in assets that perform well in an environment of rising interest rates and a bear yield, which resulted in the downfall of precious metals.
The top 10 best-performing commodities of the year to date are listed.
10. The oil is crude.
The performance for the year to date is 57.75%.
The price was $76.54 per barrel on December 31.
The sun sets behind a crude oil pump jack on a drill pad.
The person is Angus Mordant.
There is a method for this.
9. The oil is heating.
60.41% was the performance for the year.
The price was $2.74 per gallon.
Central heating.
8. Naphtha.
The performance was 61.50% for the year.
$3 per ton is the price for December 31.
Naphtha.
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7. There is propane.
The performance for the year to date is 60.64%.
The price was $1.04 per gallon on December 31.
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6. There is gasoline.
The performance was 61.70% for the year.
The price was $2.27 per gallon.
The price of energy in Europe has gone up and other commodities could soon feel the heat.
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5. Coffee.
The performance for the year to date is 78.44%.
The price was $228.85 per pound on December 30.
The Nook Coffee Bar is open.
Edward Kim's work.
4. There is an ingredient called Oat.
The performance for the year so far is 90.37%.
The price was $686.75 per bushel on December 31.
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3. There is coal.
The year to date performance is 112.30%.
$170.10 per ton is the price for December 30.
There is coal.
Tim Wright.
There is a method for this.
2. It is made from alcohol**.
The performance for the year to date is 124.7%.
$3 per gallon is the price for December 30.
It is made from alcohol.
Jonathan Knowles.
1. There is a substance called Lithium.
The year to date performance is 477.42%.
The price was $42,256 per tonne on December 31.
The batteries are sorted.
The Li-Cycle is a cycle.
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