New Year rallies have become so commonplace for commodities that fund managers have almost come to expect them. Not this year. Commodities indexes, metals and many other raw materials have seen big losses in 2011 and many investors say the prospect of another year of slack global growth is likely to keep them in cash […] Read more
Burned this year, funds wary of commodities in 2012
Funds’ commodity holdings could hit $500 billion
(Reuters) –– Commodity investments could near half a trillion dollars by the end of 2011 as the return of $100 oil and a broad-based rally heighten interest in the asset class to levels not seen since 2008. But the wave of money now hitting commodities is more sophisticated and discerning than its predecessor three years […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
