| Weakening global growth and the strong U.S. dollar have weighed on demand for raw materials and pressured commodities-related exchange traded funds, with a major commodity index now trading near a 16-year low.
The broad commodities market has been trending lower. Year-to-date, the GreenHaven Continuous Commodity Index Fund dipped 17.8%, PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund fell 21.3%, iPath Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return ETN declined 24.4% and iShares GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust dropped 26.4%...............................................Full Article: Source
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