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CPI Rises in May: How much inflation protection have commodities provided?
After two months of deflation, headline CPI (Consumer Price Index) gained 0.1% in May, marking its second positive reading in at least the past seven months. Over the past 12 months, CPI inflation is up 1.4%, accelerating from April’s 1.1% reading. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm Historically, commodities as an asset class have had positive correlation to inflation. In the…
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