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Commodities remain in thrall to the dollar

The ebb and flow of sentiment towards the US currency continues to be a key driver of commodity markets and especially gold and silver, keeping prices sensitive to the latest US economic data and comments from the Fed. However, the fundamentals of individual commodities are still important, with supply factors undermining the prices of crude oil and many agriculturals in March.

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