| U.S. dollar strength has kept a number of commodities range-bound, including gold, silver, copper and agricultural grains. Yet industrial metals tied to economic expansion appear to be gaining strength on signs that China may loosen monetary and fiscal policy, while oil/gasoline continue to surge on Middle East uncertainty.
In aggregate, commodity investing has been mildly beneficial in 2012. The iPath DJ UBS Total Commodity ETN (DJP) is up 3% year-to-date, but that pales in comparison to the 10%-plus on shares of corporate stock...............................................Full Article: Source
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