In 2025, commodity market trends are clearly divided: precious metals lead the way, and the energy sector is under pressure. Take gold as an example. The price of gold hit more than 50 record highs, outperforming major US stock indexes and the US dollar index. The driving factors behind it include purchases by central banks, the general environment where the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, the revival of currency depreciation transactions, and the influx of ETF funds. Also worth ignoring is silver. COMEX silver futures rose more than twice as much as gold in 2025. Meanwhile, in the commodities sector, crude oil prices continued to weaken. Both WTI and Brent crude oil futures declined by close to 20%.

In 2025, commodity market trends are clearly divided: precious metals lead the way, and the energy sector is under pressure. Take gold as an example. The price of gold hit more than 50 record highs, outperforming major US stock indexes and the US dollar index. The driving factors behind it include purchases by central banks, the general environment where the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, the revival of currency depreciation transactions, and the influx of ETF funds. Also worth ignoring is silver. COMEX silver futures rose more than twice as much as gold in 2025. Meanwhile, in the commodities sector, crude oil prices continued to weaken. Both WTI and Brent crude oil futures declined by close to 20%.