Commodity prices generally drifted lower over the past week, although some support came later from a weaker US dollar. Indeed, the markets shrugged off disappointing US Q2 GDP data on Friday, given the subsequent fall in the value of the dollar and the implication that sluggish economic growth will delay further monetary tightening in the US. Meanwhile, the price of oil had been falling all week on an improving supply outlook.
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