MONEY & BANKING (The Hindu)

Story date: 2008-04-15 11:19:23
Added on: 2008-04-15 12:00:27

INSIGHT Commodity prices vulnerable The world has changed. It used to be that, in a recession (or recession-like environment), commodity prices would fall. No longer. Even as the U S economy moves into negative growth territory, oil, gold, foodgrains (wheat, rice, corn, etc.) ...


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