Some politicians in America and Europe insist that speculators are driving up the price of some commodities, particularly oil, and warn it could hamper economic recovery.

美国和欧洲的一些政客坚持认为，投机商可以抬高某些商品的价格，尤其是油价，但他们也警告说这会阻碍经济的复苏。

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Some managers were able to stand out. Those that took long positions in equities and commodities did particularly well.

而有一些基金经理却脱颖而出，尤其是那些长期保有在股票和大宗商品市场地位的基金表现尤为出色。

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When the Fed floods the world with dollars, the dollar price of commodities goes up, and this affects market prices generally, particularly in poor countries that are heavily import-dependent.

当美联储把美元洒向全世界，以美元计价的商品的价格就会上升，从而会影响到普遍商品的市场价格，对于严重依赖进口的贫穷国家来说，影响更大。

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This time it is the inflation bubble, particularly in commodities.

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Then again, as the Bank of England has reminded us, it has often been "special factors" pushing inflation up in the past few years - particularly, big changes in the price of oil and other commodities.

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Speaking at the Bloomberg Link Inflation Conference, portfolio managers Lincoln Ellis of Linn Group and Jennifer Fan of Arrowhawk Capital, along with MIT Professor Roberto Rigobon, made the case for a new normal in the commodities complex, particularly as it relates to food and agricultural products.

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