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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Food vs. Industrial Commodities

Posted by Unknown on 8:50 AM with No comments

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The housing bubble created some "pent-down" demand for industrial commodities (relative to food). Big shocker.

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St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart

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