Trending on ETFdb.com: Dollar Discount, Geopolitics Drive Commodities and Emerging Market Stocks
September 08, 2016 at 10:00 AM EDT
Global commodity prices ranging from precious metals to crude oil surged this week, as the combination of political maneuvering and a plunging US dollar drove gains in greenback-denominated assets. The Group of 20 Summit in Hangzhou, China shone a spotlight on several countries including the host nation and Brazil – two economies on very different trajectories.