| Thanks to the strong dollar, commodity prices have been pretty depressed over the past few months. It also doesn't help that many are looking for a slowdown in China, a key market for commodity demand.
This is especially true in the base metal market, as China is easily the biggest consumer of copper (and other industrial metals) in the world. So, when this important country is experiencing sluggish growth-and when the dollar is strong-it can be a rough period for copper investors...............................................Full Article: Source
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