22.12.2014 - Amid gloom, some commodities show mettle
The year 2014 has been a forgettable one for most commodities with many such as crude oil, copper, steel, rubber and cotton seeing their prices head relentlessly south. China cutting back on commodity imports, Europe and Japan slipping again on growth, and the US Fed rolling back its easy money policy affected all commodities. But amidst all the gloom, a few bucked the trend. From being among the worst performing metals last year, nickel, used mainly for making stainless steel, emerged as one of the top gainers of 2014. Following the Indonesian government’s ban in January on export of unprocessed nickel ore, supplies from the world’s largest producer shrank drastically...............................................Full Article: Source
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