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Australian dollar: Is it game over for the commodity sector? Yes it is, says one analyst
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 May 2012 08:50
- Written by Sam Coventry
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The Australian dollar (Currency:AUD) is sharply lower against a number of key currencies this morning.
The pound is up against the Australian dollar by 0.38 pct, GBP-AUD is at 15939 at 9:40 BST.
The Australian dollar is 0.77 pct lower against the US dollar, AUD-USD is at 0.9772.
The reversal in sentiment on the global currency markets overnight serves to show just how vulnerable the Australian dollar is to negative sentiment. 
Indeed, the entire commodity sector - and those sectors related to commodities - have had a poor few weeks.
Investors Intelligence have this morning sought to find out whether the sector will recover.
A note to clients this morning reads:
"Mining currencies are also under severe pressure. For example, the Aussie Dollar has been sinking like a stone since early March.
"The AUD pair slumped from 1.08 to 0.98. It dropped further today on bearish retail sales.
"In other words, there are many question marks on whether the commodity-complex can reproduce the type of returns seen during 2001-2011.
In my opinion, the answer is no."
Investors Intelligence offer the following reasons as to why the sector is unlikely to recover:
In 2001 the entire mining/commodity sector was fairly depressed and relatively cheap. Now, the picture is totally different.
Bull markets seldom last more than 10 years without experiencing major shakeouts.
The fundamentals behind the mining/commodity sectors are changing. Recall that during the 2001-2011 period the global economy experienced a period of 'goldilocks',during 2003-2007 again, and a massive reflation following the crisis (2009-2010). Now, these factors are missing.
