| Commodity prices may have come under pressure this year, but they are still 115 per cent above their 1990s average, with iron ore and oil up over 500 per cent, according to a long-term analysis of commodity prices by HSBC.
But taking an even long-term view back to the 19th century, commodity prices are actually about normal, HSBC found. In the future, sugar and meat prices will increase sharply, oil will go up further, and metal prices will remain strong, the bank's economists predict...............................................Full Article: Source
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