Effects of the war on commodity markets

After all, Russia is the world’s third-largest gold producer, accounting for around ten percent. Only China and Australia produce more of the precious metal. And the Bank of Russia has been very eager to buy gold in recent years. The risks of rising inflation rates and the danger of a weakening economy are increasing, economists say. The whole thing will certainly not remain without economic consequences. Stagflation threatens, meaning high inflation and weak economic growth. Rising energy prices are a particular burden in this country because of the presence of energy-intensive industries. On the positive side, renewable energies could begin to accelerate in this country. We are already reading that this will all be at the expense of prosperity in Germany.

The economic upturn actually expected for this spring therefore appears to be more than jeopardized by the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Goods will become more expensive and also scarcer, for example currently certain medicines. This is not only noticeable when filling up with gas, but also at the bakery and when buying food in general. Cooperation with Russia will have to be rethought. Hopes that Russia will move in the direction of democracy and the rule of law are rather low. Whatever the short- and long-term consequences of the war, individuals‘ fortunes will almost certainly suffer. The current flight to the safe haven of gold demonstrates the reliance on the time-tested precious metal. A few stocks of gold companies should not be missing from the portfolio. For example, Chesapeake Gold or Condor Gold would come into question.

Chesapeake Gold – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5jfZrL3P3I – focuses on the discovery, acquisition and development of gold-silver deposits in North and South America. The Metates project is the flagship project.

Condor Gold – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W-YVlInQNU – is a gold exploration and development company. The focus is on the La India gold project in Nicaragua.

In accordance with §34 WpHG I would like to point out that partners, authors and employees may hold shares in the respective companies addressed and thus a possible conflict of interest exists. No guarantee for the translation into English. Only the German version of this news is valid.

Disclaimer: The information provided does not represent any form of recommendation or advice. Express reference is made to the risks in securities trading. No liability can be accepted for any damage arising from the use of this blog. I would like to point out that shares and especially warrant investments are always associated with risk. The total loss of the invested capital cannot be excluded. All information and sources are carefully researched. However, no guarantee is given for the correctness of all contents. Despite the greatest care, I expressly reserve the right to make errors, especially with regard to figures and prices. The information contained herein is taken from sources believed to be reliable, but in no way claims to be accurate or complete. Due to court decisions, the contents of linked external sites are also co-responsible (e.g. Landgericht Hamburg, in the decision of 12.05.1998 – 312 O 85/98), as long as there is no explicit dissociation from them. Despite careful control of the content, I do not assume liability for the content of linked external pages. The respective operators are exclusively responsible for their content. The disclaimer of Swiss Resource Capital AG also applies: https://www.resource-capital.ch/en/disclaimer/