By Andrew Critchlow
The Telegraph (UK)
Commodities were beginning to look like a graveyard for investors last year but the first half of 2014 has seen the sector recover some of its allure. The broadening global economic recovery now spreading from North America through to the UK, Europe and into Asia is underpinning a revival in resources as an asset class even if the boom years of the last decade may never return.
Mining companies and most raw commodities are now seeing either sustained year-on-year gains in price, or have cut their losses after last year’s rout. Although some concern remains over major consumer China suffering its own debt crisis, resources are once again offering investors a low-risk option to gain exposure to rising global consumption and the return of sustained economic growth.
Here is a review of the first half of industrial commodities; and the hot areas for investors to look out for in the next six months: