| Global prices for non-oil commodities have come under scrutiny in recent months, as continuing downward pressures have resulted in lows not seen over the past five years. Despite broadly similar trends in commodity prices for food and metals, supply and demand factors specific to individual markets warrant a careful analysis of price developments for key commodities.
This box discusses the main drivers of recent developments in, and the outlook for, the prices of selected non-oil commodities. Oversupply and the slowdown in the growth of emerging market economies are likely to dampen metal prices in the short term...............................................Full Article: Source
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