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Manager of T. Rowe Price New Era Fund says commodities secular bear markets go on for years, fund manager Shawn Driscoll said — the last one took about 18 — and we’re only in the early stages of this one.
Having spent a career in the oil biz I can tell you that the industry is full of optimists and I would sooner rely on this manager than whatever an oil exec is saying.