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Falling Commodity Prices Could Hit Emerging Markets … Again

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Rupert Hargreaves
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After years of volatility, 2016 turned out to be a year of stability for commodity investors with all the main commodities rising in price thanks to improving market sentiment and optimism about global economic growth. Unfortunately, 2017 has not seen a continuation of this trend with falling commodity prices b being the recent trend.

Year-to-date key commodities such as iron ore, copper, coal and oil have all fallen in value and retreated from their year-to-date highs.

How Will Falling Commodity Prices Impact Emerging Markets
Once Rising, Falling Commodity Prices And That Could Hurt Emerging Market Countries Bernswaelz / Pixabay

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Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for Hedge Fund Alpha