Oil Collapsed Against Gold Like It's 2008 — But This Time, The Story's Different

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If you thought 2025 has been wild for commodities, the numbers tell it all: oil prices are on track to post their second-worst year relative to gold in history — only behind the 2008 financial crisis....

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Now it takes 61,\" said Bank of America's chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett.\nThat's a fourfold swing in just over two years. Hartnett sees this not just as a chart curiosity but as a signal for policy and political trends. \"Oil is relatively cheap, but we think the best Q4 bull surprise is oil cracks lower to $50/bbl,\" he said.\nWhy would a further collapse be bullish? 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