A quick fall in gold is the latest sign of teetering commodity markets

Gold fell almost $10 in a quick, unexplained moved to $1160 and then continued below the July 1 low of $1156. It's now trading at the lowest since mid-March.

Yesterday oil prices plunged and today a whole host of commodities are getting beat up.

  • Nickel -2.5%
  • Copper -2.5%
  • Silver -1.6%
  • Corn -1.6%
  • Wheat -1.6%
  • Aluminum -0.9%
  • Palladium at a two-year low

Oil is also slightly lower after the absolute rout yesterday.

There are two big drivers. 1) US strength 2) worries about the global economy and China