| Banks led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Citigroup Inc. say commodities are heading for losses in 2014 as rising supplies and slowing demand compound slumps that led to bear markets last year in gold, copper and corn.
Open interest measuring holdings across the 24 commodities tracked by the Standard & Poor’s GSCI Spot Index fell for three straight quarters through December, the longest slump since the global recession in 2008. The super cycle that led commodities to almost quadruple since 2001 is reversing, with prices set to drop 3 percent in 12 months, Goldman said. The asset class will be a “wallflower” compared with equities, Citigroup said...............................................Full Article: Source
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