Commodity Currencies 2023: What They Are, How They Work

G10 commodity currencies are the currencies of the Group of Ten countries, which are major advanced economies. This basket is often used as a benchmark to track the performance of commodity currencies or as an investment tool to gain exposure to the commodity market. Conversely, when commodity prices fall, the currency’s value may decline as export revenues decrease. In international finance and trade, commodity currencies play an important role in shaping the dynamics of global economies. Commodity money is money that would have value even if it were not being used as money. (This is usually referred to as having intrinsic value.) Many people cite gold as an example of commodity money since they assert that gold has intrinsic value…