NEW YORK/LONDON – Gold ended June with its biggest quarterly loss on record, while copper, corn and coffee all ended with deep declines, adding to evidence that a decade of super-cycle gains for commodities is over. Rallying equities already had investors pulling money from slumping raw material markets last week, when Federal Reserve chairperson Ben Bernanke indicated that the US central bank would soon wind down its bond-buying programme. Concerns of slowing growth in China, a major consumer, added to the bearish vibe and an intense credit crunch there last week unnerved global traders. Anxiety...
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