2020 will be etched in the pages of history as the year in which the dreaded Corona virus took center stage and rocked our lives to a considerable degree. The financial markets bore the brunt of the pandemic with the stock markets slumping during March

The oil market was in doldrums since March 2020 with the Covid 19 pandemic causing havoc across the globe. After an appreciable 2019, prices nosedived to reach a mindboggling $6.54 per barrel at the peak of the pandemic as nations announced lockdowns with rise in

In a financial world surrounded by ambiguity and conundrum, traders turn their focus towards the safe haven instruments. These instruments present the traders safe haven trades during periods of panic and volatility. Traditionally, the safe-haven assets are meant to drive protection from the losses incurring

The universal truth is China is dependent on copper. When the nation is flourishing and hawkish in its outlook, the nation thrives and so does copper. But when the country is reeling and the outlook is dovish, activities are disrupted and the demand for copper

Since every global citizen is adjusting to a new paradigm shift, the crude oil market is also aligning itself to a ‘new normal’ with an apparent lower demand for fuel and decline in the production of oil. Crude oil had dropped during the peak of

Life has indeed come full circle. I had started my career in the commodity markets in early 2011. The global economy was recuperating from the recession of 2008-2010 with the Federal Reserve announcing quantitative easing measures to revive the bleeding economy. As a result, gold

The king of industrial metals was trading in the range market from 2017 till 2019. The global economy was moving forward and so was copper, digesting any market forces and reflecting the state of affairs as it were. Copper is efficient when used as a

When gold prices had soared to $1920.69 per troy ounce in September 2011, market analysts believed that unless something dramatic occurs, the bullion will never see such levels again in the foreseeable future. Fast forward to 2020 and we are in unprecedented times with the

When 2019 came to an end, one market that was smiling amidst the chaos was the oil market. However, as the first quarter of 2020 draws to a close, the scenario has changed dramatically as the global village enters into a lockdown due to the

On February 24, the value of the bullion attained the high price of $1689.27 per troy ounce, correcting the bearish momentum and retaining the bullish drive from yesteryears. The value was the highest observed since January 2013, a time when the yellow metal was valued