| Hedge funds cut bullish commodity bets to the lowest since July as speculation that governments in China and Europe aren’t doing enough to boost growth drove prices to the biggest loss in five weeks.
Speculators reduced net-long positions across 18 U.S. futures and options by 4.4 percent to 1.18 million contracts in the week ended Oct. 16, the lowest since July 24, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show. Gold bets slid 7 percent, the first decline since Aug. 14, and those in silver fell 5.8 percent, the first drop in 12 weeks...............................................Full Article: Source
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