| With Chinese GDP growth moderating and demand for many commodities still lacklustre, it is understandable that the commodities supercyle’s obituary continues to be written. But, there are those that see it less as a death and more like a pupation, with the commodities complex in the midst of a transformation from a coal and iron ore driven caterpillar to a zinc and aluminium winged butterfly.
The Barings commodities team is one of those, pointing out in a note yesterday that the sharp falls in the prices of commodities like iron ore, thermal coal and oil, have prompted many observers to conclude that the cause for the falls (and, indeed the death of the supercycle) lies with China’s faltering economic activity...............................................Full Article: Source
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