The Dangers of Permanent Gold Backwardation (II)
The Dangers of Permanent Gold Backwardation (II) The commodity markets trading agricultural goods show a regular cyclical pattern for the basis (defined above as the difference between the nearby futures price and the spot price). From backwardation (negative basis) just before harvest the market goes to contango (positive basis) just after harvest. This reflects the …
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