| Speculators have confirmed what everyone else has been thinking: expect more falls in commodities, as worries about China and higher interest rates combine with waning sentiment to suggest markets are heading further south. But while more losses are certain, their scope could be limited because a large number of speculators have already made bets that prices will fall.
Commodities from iron ore, to oil, grains and gold have shed value as the current extended price boom, or "super-cycle", wanes. Losses are not new, with oil and gold having peaked in July 2008 and September 2011 respectively, while iron ore has been on a downtrend since January 2011 and has shed more than 70 percent since that time...............................................Full Article: Source
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