Coffee and crude futures 'acting like sisters'
09/08/2011 
The two have colour in common. Both have a dark brown hue.
But that's about all. One is a liquid mineral that keeps us on the move. The other is a crop, a bean that keeps us awake.
So why should futures in crude oil and coffee have started moving as a pair? The duo have been named as the latest odd couple in commodities, following copper and wheat, and gold and farmland.
'Like sisters'
The convergence between crude and copper, both of which were showing small gains in early deals on Friday, has been noted on both sides of the Atlantic.
"A savvy old school trader points to coffee and crude prices acting like sisters," Jurgens Bauer at US-based PitGuru said.
In London, broker Marex said the correlation between the two assets was "particularly tight".
"Crude topped on May 2 a
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