By Robert Hauver
Basic Materials had been getting pummeled in 2012, for a number of reasons, chiefly the slowdown in the world economy, particularly China, and a strong dollar. This sector is the worst performing sector so far, down 0.6% in 2012:
However, over the past month, this sector has outperformed all others, thanks to a falling dollar, and renewed stimulus from the Chinese government. Click here to read more…