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Commodities' sizzling summer may be fizzling

Slowing global economy, trade fights, geopolitical hostilities cited; but gold has been on a rally as risk elements click higher

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Anita Gabriel

Anita Gabriel

Published Fri, Jun 14, 2019 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    COMMODITY prices have been on the sizzle lately but pundits expect the rally to run out of steam - except for bullion, which spectacularly scaled a 14-month high on Friday.

    The factors: A slowing global economy, trade skirmishes and mounting geopolitical hostilities, which are continuing to hold markets captive.

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