in january 2023 global x research surveyed 296 individuals in the united states regarding their thoughts on the current state of commodities this includes how the interplay between political events and the market for commodities impact commodity demand prices and investment appeal topics ranged from thoughts on the state of europe’s energy crisis to investor portfolio allocation towards commodities   nearly 70 of surveyed individuals foresee gas prices moving at least somewhat higher over the next year   almost half of respondents don’t believe europe’s energy crisis has subsided while about half remain unsure   survey respondents largely feel china’s reopening positively impacted copper and oil prices but are more unsure when it comes to gold prices   60 of respondents feel china’s reopening will at least slightly improve the price of copper   58 of respondents feel china’s reopening will at least slightly improve the price of oil   43 of respondents feel china’s reopening will at least slightly improve the price of gold   respondents believe gold 23 will perform best over the next year followed close behind by oil 21 and gas 20 respectively   among other factors surveyed individuals expect economic political and industry advancements will improve performance   over half of respondents currently allocate less than 5 of their portfolio to commodities   52 of surveyed individuals are reluctant to invest in any commodities or companies which produce them while 47 are either open to the idea or already do invest click here to download the global x etfs survey consumers weigh in on commodities