| Speculators cut bets on rising commodities prices by the most in 19 months as raw materials tip into their first bear market since 2008 and investors anticipate more losses.
Money managers cut the combined net-long position across 18 futures and options by 20 percent in the week ended Sept. 20, the most since February 2010, data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission show. The Standard & Poor's GSCI commodity gauge ended last week down 21 percent from the almost three-year high in April, the common definition of a bear market..............................................Full Article: Source
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