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Commodity demand destruction (#496)

Commodity demand destruction (#496)

WorldWide Markets with Simon Brown · JustOneLap.com

June 1, 202219m 56s

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Show Notes

Simon Shares
  • The good news is the US had a green week last week, for the first time in 8 weeks
  • Goldfields (JSE code: GFI) is down on news it paying a chunky 33.8% premium to acquire Canadian Yamana Gold in an all-share deal
  • We finally got the petrol price increase and the 150c fuel levy reduction remains in force, for now.
  • German inflation hits 7.9% for May. Highest since the 1950s. EU inflation for May 8.1%, the highest ever.
  • EU agrees on a partial ban on Russian oil imports
  • Monthly dividends in a JSE equity portfolio
  • Offshore ETFs paying monthly dividends
Demand destruction in commodities

There comes a point at which a commodities price is simply too high and the price itself reduces demand. Depending on the commodity high prices often need to be high for protracted periods of time.