| Commodity returns will take divergent paths as recommendations to actively manage exposures resonate amid higher energy price risk. Petroleum prices have taken control of the commodity complex once again. This was the main cause for a very healthy gain of over 6% for the S&P GSCI index in February.
Tension with Iran, the avoidance of a eurozone meltdown (at least for now) and an improving global economic backdrop has generally eased fears and pushed equity markets markedly higher in some places. A weaker US dollar also assisted, as has a backwardated petroleum curve...............................................Full Article: Source
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