Commodity prices had a mixed week, helped earlier by renminbi appreciation but later struggling as focus once again shifted to the fragile global economic recovery. The pace of the US recovery was put into doubt as both existing and new
It has been a quiet week on the markets with short covering and position adjustments being the main theme. Record low interest rates entice investors back into stocks and commodities. The beleaguered euro has been one of the beneficiaries
Investors continued to scale back investments in riskier assets as European Governments seem to be lacking a common position on how to resolve the debt crisis. European stock markets on Friday dropped to a six-month low and the Chinese