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Banking Fears Not Enough to Plunge Commodities into the Abyss: Citadel

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The current economic decline sparked by banking fears is not enough to plunge commodities into the abyss according to Citadels head of commodities.

  • "The risk is not systemic at this point. A lot of lending in commodities is collateralised so there won't be a major impact." Sebastian Barrack said.
  • "The depth of the recession is more important. We need to have a 5-6% global GDP cut to have a major impact on commodities," he said.
  • "The macro backdrop remains an unanswered question as OPEC assesses impact on demand. The fact that they are not yet cutting supply demonstrates a quiet level of confidence," he said.

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