Why 2007 will be the year of commodities

As China and India continue to grow strongly, 2007 looks set to be another great year for commodities. So don't miss your last chance to buy in to precious metals and mining stocks on the cheap.

Emerging markets look set to continue their meteoric rise in 2007 - and that means it will be another great year for commodities, says Puru Saxena. Find out which commodities are set to be the star players - and why right now could be the last cheap buying opportunity you when it comes to precious metals and mining stocks.

Capital markets powered ahead in 2006. As expected, the big winners were the emerging stock markets led by Peru, Vietnam, Venezuela, China and Russia. The laggards, however, were the stock markets of the 'developed' world - no surprises here. Over in the commodities arena, several base metals (zinc, copper and nickel), precious metals (silver, palladium and

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