| Weakness is occurring across all the five broad commodity sectors during the current quarter with losses particularly heavy in the agriculture and energy sectors. As of this week, total returns on benchmark commodity indices are down year to date. Consequently, commodities are slipping further down the league table in terms of asset class returns.
This contrasts with events in the first quarter of the year when commodities were challenging equities to be the best performing asset class on a total returns basis...............................................Full Article: Source
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