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Shift in spending could hit demand for commodities

Although world trade volumes are likely to hold up for a while yet, a reversal of some of the shift in spending patterns caused by the pandemic is likely to weigh on commodity demand. This is another reason to expect most commodity prices to end the year lower.

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