For investors, this means that buying a commodity for future price appreciation generally provides a surer road to riches than buying a mining stock.
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Contango involves a scenario where future prices for a given commodity are higher than spot prices whereas backwardation involves a scenario where future prices for a given commodity are lower than spot prices.
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I'm even less inclined to predict the future direction of commodity prices than I am the direction of the stock market.
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This suggests that commodity producers have confidence in future demand.
Nevertheless, the inflation outlook remains highly uncertain, not least because of the difficulty of predicting the future course of commodity prices, and we will continue to monitor inflation and inflation expectations closely.
When backwardation happens, the future contracts of a commodity are actually priced lower than the price of the current month contract at the time of sale, and the investor (or ETF) can benefit by selling the current month high and buying the next month lower.
Some have argued that stock is a special commodity, imbued with the potential for huge future gains if management is skilled and invests in the right projects.
"Inflation is definitely not a concern right now, and it's unlikely to become a major concern in the future, " said Rohit Savant, senior commodity analyst with CPM Group, a New York metals consultancy.
In February this year, we also launched the black pepper future, which was the first futures contract for the commodity.
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"It is a prudent measure in view of the higher asset and commodity prices, to rein in any build up of a bubble in the future, " said Sandeep Bagla of Principal Mutual Fund.
These are essentially presale of the physical commodity for an upfront cash payment and a guarantee to deliver the oil or gas at future dates.
Australia's deep economic linkages to booming China via its commodity exports mean that the RBA is unlikely to reverse its policy stance in the near future.
The June 10-year treasury note future is almost back to unchanged on the day having slipped in European trading as investors look at rising commodity prices to recognize the basis of the problem.
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