A commodity is a raw material that is typically used as input for producing other goods or services. Commodities are typically produced uniformly, meaning a specific amount of a commodity produced ...

Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and has more than three decades of experience as a business executive. He is a professor of economics and has raised more than $4.5 billion in ...

Most of us don’t spend much time thinking about commodities, but they touch nearly every aspect of our lives. Almost everything we use, work with, watch, eat, or wear was made with a commodity or used ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Commodities are unbranded goods like oil and crops, traded on exchanges based on market demand. Price changes in commodities impact consumer costs, notably in food and fuel. Commodity investment ...

A commodity ETF is an exchange-traded fund that invests exclusively in commodities like gold, silver, oil, or agricultural products like livestock or milk. Commodity ETFs invest in commodities stored ...

How did commodities perform compared to major asset classes in 2025? Based on Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) data, this look-back highlights volatility spikes, tariff impacts, metal market ...