News
27 November 2015

US Fed interest hike to cause further commodity woes

Region:
Middle East & Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific

If slowing Chinese growth, now headed for its weakest pace in 25 years, put the first nail in the coffin of the commodity super cycle, the Federal Reserve is about to hammer in the last. The Bloomberg Commodity Index, a gauge which tracks 22 natural resources, has plunged two-thirds from its...

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