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Commodity performance was mixed in April, despite improving macroeconomic backdrop. Nelson Louie, Global Head of Commodities in Credit Suisse’s Asset Management division, said, "Over the past month, concerns surrounding China have begun to lift and have been replaced with renewed anxieties over the outlook for Europe, as well as apprehensions that the US recovery is ... Read More

Commodities fell to nearly two-year lows last week, measured by a widely used benchmark, prompting investors to ponder whether the massive rally that began in 1999 may be faltering. China is cooling down at the same time the U.S. is struggling to heat up, clouding the outlook for the world’s two biggest consumers. And producers ... Read More

Speculators cut bets on a rally in commodities by the most since November as Greece’s struggle to form a new government and weaker-than-expected industrial output in China erased this year’s gains in raw materials. Money managers reduced net-long positions across 18 U.S. futures and options by 19 percent to 723,239 contracts in the week ended ... Read More

Asia-Pacific faces another year of slowing growth as demand for its exports falls in developed countries and capital cost rises, according to latest United Nations projections, which nonetheless show optimism as the region will remain the anchor of global economic stability. Commodity price volatility with the long term outlook of an upward trend is another ... Read More

Commodities suffered further losses this week as they were pressured by weaker fundamentals, a stronger dollar and investors needing to reduce exposure. It raises the question whether prices will soon stabilise – we think they will.

This market has so far had almost everything imaginable thrown at it, and still shows signs of resilience. News of Greece forming, abandoning and then re-forming governments keeps flashing by and yet EURUSD retains its line in the sand at 1.2900.

Third-generation, dynamic commodity strategies are on the rise as increasingly sophisticated investors seek to capitalise on fast-changing trends in commodities A growing awareness of the benefits of optimised exposure to commodities is boosting demand for dynamic strategies that can adjust to fast-changing trends in commodities markets, including customised indexes that go beyond reducing the ne…Article ... Read More

Commodities investing is volatile, promising big gains and capable of big losses. But this volatility can work in your favor in a broad investment portfolio, where a small amount of commodities can offset risks associated with stocks, bonds and cash. Investors are generally advised to allocate about 5% of their portfolio to gold and commodities. ... Read More

Three prominent commodity hedge funds have closed in the last month, signaling that both fund managers and investors are growing less patient with unspectacular returns than they were even five years ago, the head of hedge funds at European asset manager Feri said on Thursday. "Funds are getting shut down once they reach a certain ... Read More

The headlines going forward will mimic those that we saw Q4 2011 and Q1 2012, however the net result will be the same; Greece fails miserably, EURUSD doesn’t budge and we carry on. The more things stay the same the more they irk me.