31.08.2015 - Hedge, to cope with commodity swings
Oil, gas and non-ferrous metals are currently undergoing their biggest price correction since the recession of 2008. Economic volatility has shaken up the commodities market. China’s uncertain economic situation is likely to loom large over the metals sector in 2015.Recently, the Thompson Reuters Core Commodity index hit its lowest point since April 2003. Effectively, the market has erased all gains of the decade-long commodities “super-cycle”{+.} Volatility has not spared the agricultural markets either, with corn showing volatility of over 24 per cent in 2014 and coffee volatility at the end of 2014 increasing to 50 per cent. This is a tectonic shift in the world of commodities — where relying on fundamentals of physical supply, demand and inventory positions alone cannot explain the extent of volatility...............................................Full Article: Source
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