| China’s appetite for commodities continued in October, with imports positive across the energy, metals and agriculture segments. Expectations of easing in monetary policy have led to further improvement in its appetite.
Along with Chinese imports of commodities, funds’ investments in commodities worldwide have also been increasing. According to data compiled by Barclays Capital, “Total commodity assets under management (AUM) continued to pull ahead and experienced another large month-on-month increase, taking AUM to $412 billion, just $39 billion short of the all-time high reached in April this year.” It is interesting to note that commodity funds’ AUM had shrunk in September...............................................Full Article: Source
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