This move by the Fed should be an underlying bullish development for gold and commodity-market bulls.

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Further weakening in the crude oil market would be a bearish development for gold and the rest of the raw commodity sector.

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In today's economy, says Ambassador Pickering, "energy is increasingly more important to development, " not only as a resource for cars and computers, but as a powerful commodity market.

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In today's economy, says Ambassador Pickering, "energy is increasingly more important to development, " not only as a resource for cars and computers but also as a powerful commodity market.

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