07.08.2015 - 6 Investments Suffering in Commodities Rout
Factors have been conspiring to take the commodities market on a stiff ride—downwards. Nervous investors have watched everything from oil and natural gas to sugar, industrial metals and even precious metals plunge, with some items hitting price levels not seen in more than a decade. Oil, of course, has been in the headlines for months as its price has moved downward, but there’s plenty of other turmoil bedeviling investors. Some of the downward pressure has come from the possibility—or threat—of the Fed raising interest rates at long last, which would boost the dollar against gold. But there are other forces at work, too. A slowing economy in China has lessened demand for raw materials, but it’s not just China—and it’s not just the slowing economy...............................................Full Article: Source
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