Ukraine crisis
Soaring commodity prices may hit outlook for global growth
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Oil rose to nearly US$100 a barrel and nickel jumped to its highest price in a decade yesterday, after Russia recognised two separatist republics in eastern Ukraine and ordered its troops to enter the breakaway regions.
Surging commodity prices amid fears of war in Europe can diminish the sanguine outlook for economic growth worldwide, analysts said.
