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Since 9/11 the Fed has been injecting significant liquidity into the market, driving down interest rates and the dollar. Both increase commodities as an attractive asset, partly because most commodities are traded in US dollars. [...]
Successful pricing of commodities requires fundamental understanding of the essence of markets as well as a continuing distinction between what customers value and what they appreciate. [...]
Globally, the world is steamrolling towards a higher standard of living. It is estimated that roughly 2 billion Indian and Chinese peoples are moving into what we would consider the Middle class. Unsurprisingly, as people gain disposable income, they all yearn for the same things; electricity, indoor plumbing, a car if they can get one, more meat, and labor saving appliances. [...]