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No need to fear the Fed

The prospect of additional US rate hikes could weigh on commodity prices this year and will almost certainly lead to a lower gold price. But our negative outlook for industrial commodity prices is premised on other factors, including slower Chinese growth and supply trends, rather than US monetary policy.

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