Citigroup Cuts Commodity Forecasts as Resources Rout Resumes
Thursday, January 21, 2016 11:12
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by Stephen Stapczynski
Bloomberg.com
Citigroup Inc. cut its commodities forecasts on concern slowing global growth will prolong the time it takes for markets to swing back into balance. Shares of resources companies resumed their drop as raw material prices slid.
Brent crude may average $40 a barrel this year, compared with an estimate of $51 in a November report, while the outlook for nickel was cut 22 percent to $8,450 a metric ton, analysts including Ed Morse wrote in a report received on Wednesday. Gold was a rare bright spot, with Citigroup raising its forecast 7.5 percent to $1,070 an ounce.
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