| Commodity prices are getting smashed again on Monday, with several metals either reaching or flirting with their lowest prices in years. Nickel, copper and silver have all traced different paths over recent years, but they have got two things in common — they all plunged in price in 2008-09 as the financial crisis and subsequent recession ripped away demand, and they’re all sliding now.
And Rabobank’s senior FX strategist Jane Foley explained the main drivers of the slump: The strengthening USD continues to contribute to the slump in commodity prices with industrial metals and oil leading the way…..............................................Full Article: Source
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