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Commodities wobble on strong US jobs data

On Friday, commodity prices dipped in the wake of the second consecutive strong US non-farm payrolls reading, the subsequent appreciation of the dollar and the implication that rate hikes could come sooner rather than later. That said, we think that Fed officials will want to see more evidence of a pick-up in wider GDP growth before taking action, maybe in December.

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