The positive reaction in commodity markets to Fed Chairman Bernanke's seemingly dovish speech on Monday has already begun to fade, which makes sense to us. What's more, any additional bond buying is likely to fall well short of the hoped-for QE3. Indeed, further Fed easing would probably be designed to avoid the additional inflationary pressure that might come from higher commodity prices.
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