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Oil near $100 is the year's defining move; broad commodities are the inflation hedge that has worked.
- Oil (WTI) at $99.0 (Oct 16) is up 72% this year; attacks near the Strait of Hormuz pushed Brent to $110 this week, a five-month high.
- The broad commodities fund at $33.74 (Oct 16) is the highest since July 2008, up 57.7% in a year, with a low link to stocks.
- Gold at $4,181 (Oct 16) is down 5.5% in a month: it pays no interest, so higher real yields raise its cost of ownership.
- Caveat one bank estimates about $25 of the oil price is war risk premium and forecasts lower prices into 2027; a de-escalation would unwind much of this.