Copper $ 5.6358 / lb 2.72%
Brent Crude Oil $ 104.4 / bbl -4.21%
Palladium $ 1496.5 / ozt 5.39%
Crude Oil $ 101.85 / bbl -3.06%
Natural Gas $ 2.89 / Btu 0.10%
Silver Futures $ 75.495 / ozt 7.47%
Aluminum Futures $ 3314.25 / ton -1.21%
Micro Gold Futures $ 4713.1 / ozt 3.80%
Micro Silver Futures $ 75.48 / ozt 7.54%
Platinum $ 1973.85 / ozt 4.22%
Gold Futures $ 4713.3 / ozt 3.84%
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What’s driving the divergence of commodity prices

Seeking Alpha | May 16, 2011 | 8:59 pm Base Metals Battery Metals Energy Precious Metals Aluminum Coal Copper Diamond Gold Iron Ore Palladium Platinum Potash Rare Earth Silver Uranium Zinc 

As the chart below demonstrates commodity prices are driven by different factors. The precious metals prices have been the hyperbolic driver of headline commodities news relative to the broader based commodities index and oil. The latter two are more geared...

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