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What will the end of QE2 mean for commodities?

The conclusion of the Fed’s second round of Treasury purchases may remove one reason for commodity prices to rise but it is not necessarily a good reason for them to fall. However, there are many other reasons to expect the prices of many commodities to drop further.

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