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Mining, chemicals, and metals.
Mining, chemicals, and metals are among the first sectors to react to the economic cycle ("early-cycle") — demand for raw materials rises when industrial activity accelerates and falls quickly when it slows. High sensitivity to commodity prices and the dollar's exchange rate.
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Because demand for raw materials rises early in the economic cycle, before growth is felt elsewhere in the economy — and falls early too when a slowdown begins.
Most global commodities (metals, chemicals) are priced in dollars — a stronger dollar makes them more expensive for buyers elsewhere, which can weigh on demand.