| "History is a vast early warning system." - Norman Cousins. Commodities were once one of the hottest areas to invest in, as China led the super cycle with infrastructure building, increasing demand and investment-driven GDP growth. Much has changed, however, since 2011.
By and large, commodities have been an awful investment with the benefit of hindsight, as a glut overwhelmed the marketplace, combined with slower growth in emerging economies and Europe. From an inter-market analysis standpoint, commodity movement is important to watch as it can provide a sense of whether cost-push inflationary pressures are either rising or falling...............................................Full Article: Source
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