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Perception vs. Reality: The Dollar's Commodity Impact

BY ADAM HAMILTON | MAY 22, 2009 | 12:27 PM | 1 COMMENT

On any day that commodities prices move materially, the financial media is quick to ascribe their action to the US dollar.  And this oft-discussed causal relationship is certainly logical.  With commodities priced in dollars, a stronger dollar will buy more units of any given commodity while a weaker dollar buys less.

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