Why Are Commodity Prices Falling?

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Commodity prices have fallen over the past two weeks. What's going on? It looks like hedge funds are making big bets that commodities are going to fall a ou dontrvous y. We talk about what this might mean for inflation with ethan woo eh ethan high mark and stephen bush.

The FT’s UK chief political commentator Robert Shrimsley and FT columnist Stephen Bush discuss what’s next for the country after Boris Johnson’s resignation. Plus, as the fears of recession grow, commodity prices are falling.

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