Prices have drifted a bit this week, ahead of the Christmas and New Year holiday period. However, the bigger picture is that the prices of most industrial commodities are ending the year significantly higher. This is perhaps somewhat surprising given the strength of the US dollar in the second half of the year and the prospect of further US rate hikes in 2017. Even gold is up on the year, despite its recent slide.
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