CME Group Reports Record Annual ADV of 28.1 Million Contracts in 2025, Up 6% Year Over Year
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2025 Commodity Review: Surging Gold and Silver, Advancing Copper and Lithium, Disappointed Crude Oil
The commodities market in 2025 exhibited a historic divergence. Precious metals spearheaded an epic bull market, with silver surging over 140% to mark its largest annual gain on record, while gold climbed more than 60%, recording its strongest performance since 1979. Copper prices surged over 40%, marking the largest annual increase since 2009, repeatedly hitting new all-time highs during the year. Driven by improved supply and demand dynamics, lithium carbonate gained over 50% for the year. In contrast, energy and agricultural products remained mired in a bear market, with crude oil plummeting more than 15% to register its steepest annual decline since 2020, and cocoa prices nearly halving.
The logic of commodities in 2026 will undergo a shift! UBS Group: The 'sentiment-driven speculation' will fade, and fundamentals will regain dominance.
Amid the subdued trading activity during the year-end holiday period, precious metals shone brightly, driven by expectations of interest rate cuts and geopolitical safe-haven demand, reaching new all-time highs. Meanwhile, the energy and agricultural commodities markets moved forward with volatility, pulled by fundamental factors and weather-related risks.
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