Commodity supercycle: what you need to know

Commodity prices have, in general, been increasing since 2020, making many financial analysts and investors consider whether we are in a new commodity supercycle. We've examined current prices with those from the last supercycle in the 2000s to offer traders important insight on five top commodity markets. Visit Capital.com to learn more about commodity supercycles: https://bit.ly/3bWEhaU

0:00 - What is a commodity supercycle?
0:21 - Is this the beginning of a new commodity supercycle?
1:37 - What happened to the price of commodities during the 2000s?
2:15 - What might stop the current commodity boom turning into a full supercycle?
3:17 - What happened to the price of wheat when Russia invaded Ukraine?
3:54 - How far did the price of wheat rise during the last supercycle?
5:08 - What happened to the price of copper in 2022?
5:41 - How did copper perform during the last supercycle?
6:32 - What happened to the price of oil in 2020?
7:18 - Has gold entered a new supercycle?
8:13 - What happened to the price of gold during the last supercycle?


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