Oil strikes two-year high; soya scores record high

Oil strikes two-year high; soya scores record high

Oil prices hit two-month highs this week, driven by Federal Reserve stimulus hopes and Middle East unrest, while soyabeans soared to a record high as US supplies were hit by drought.

Metal prices hammer record highs

Copper and tin prices nailed historic highs this week, and gold smashed above $1,400 for the first time in history in a sustained record-breaking run fuelled by hopes of economic recovery.

Commodities smash records in historic week

LONDON, October 15, 2010 - Gold, tin, rubber and cotton hit record peaks this week, aided by keen demand, the tumbling dollar and strengthening hopes of new monetary easing measures from the US Federal Reserve, analysts said.