The trend among Asian countries towards cutting fuel subsidies will increase the sensitivity of demand to higher global oil prices and make it less likely that the recent surge in the cost of crude will be sustained. Admittedly these changes will not transform the market overnight. Nonetheless, the latest developments underline the point that ever-accelerating demand for commodities from fast-growing emerging economies cannot be taken for granted.
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