BAM bullish on commodities
CURRENT weakness in the commodity markets is unlikely to continue beyond the first quarter, Baring Asset Management believes.
Baring Global Resources Fund manager Jonathan Blake said weak prices during February were unlikely to last and the long-term outlook for the asset class and related equities remained attractive. He...
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