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  • Commodity Prices Tumble

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    New York Times: Commodity Prices Tumble HOUSTON — The global financial panic and the economic slowdown have put at least a temporary end to the commodity bull market of the last seven years, sending prices tumbling for many of the raw ingredients of the world economy. Since the spring and early summer, when prices for…

  • Relief for consumers: prices falling

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    Christian Science Monitor: Relief for consumers: prices falling After soaring for months, prices for oil, rice, and other commodities are going down. New York -  After sprinting to record levels this spring, the prices for basic commodities have now fallen 20 to 30 percent. Prices are now lower on staples such as rice, wheat, corn,…

  • Prices are Falling

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    One of the persistent claims by those with a neo-Malthusian sustainable growth perspective is that we are exhausting the world's resources. Commodity prices factor in not only present supply and demand but supply and demand for the foreseeable future. Therefore if supply is declining relative to demand, we will see rising prices. Here is a…