Four graphs explaining... commodities

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In this month’s ‘Four graphs explaining’ our experts consider commodities.

A fund manager, multi-asset manager, fund picker and economist picked graphs that show the difficulties and benefits of investing in this asset class amid the everchanging backdrop, dealing with factors such as supply and demand, inflation and stagflation.  China apparent oil demand Martin Walker, head of UK equities at Invesco The balance between supply and demand in oil markets is always tight - the easiest place to store oil is still in the ground. And there is an old maxim that it is easier to change supply than it is demand. But right now, global oil supply is running at ful...

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