The impact of hurricanes in the US provided direction for many commodities this week. The price of crude oil started to recover as refineries in Texas restarted, but some agriculturals made gains on the risk of hurricane-related crop damage. In contrast, the prices of industrial metals fell, despite strong August trade data out of China on Friday. It seems likely that investors were taking profits.
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