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What can the Baltic Dry Index tell us?

The recovery in the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) since early 2016 corroborates data showing a pick-up in global growth and the strength of commodity prices, notably the metals. However, we think that the BDI adds little to what we already know about global commodity markets from other indicators.

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