World commodity prices AIECE Spring Meeting Kiel, May
AIECE Commodity Report - May Commodity markets are thriving and prices are soaring…
AIECE Commodity Report - May
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AIECE Commodity Report - May Latest market developments Surge in raw materials prices… HWWA overall index up 72% between December 2001 (latest trough) and April 2004 Industrial commodities and foodstuffs have surged more than energy prices …due to the Chinese “heat wave”… China, the world’s workshop, was in 2003 the world’s largest consumer of coal, absorbing 40% of total world production steel and nickel, absorbing 25% of total world production aluminium, absorbing 19% of total world production as natural resources become scarcer or uncompetitive in China …highlighting capacity constraints worldwide Lack of investment in basic industries: overinvestment in ICT to the expense of basic industries Prices of raw materials were until recently quite low on an historical perspective, too low to boost investment
AIECE Commodity Report - May Where China matters Example of coal prices
AIECE Commodity Report - May Where China matters Example of nickel prices
AIECE Commodity Report - May Prices of raw industrial materials on a longer term perspective
AIECE Commodity Report - May AIECE Commodity Group forecasts Factors which could push raw material prices down In Europe: strong euro Seasonnal factors (agricultural commodities) Factors sustaining raw material prices Strong growth expected in industrial demand in Asia, with China more and more decisive for prices Supply deficit even on markets believed to be structurally in excess supply (steel for example) Investment from pension funds away from bourses to commodity markets (speculation on the London Metal Exchange) The environment for European raw materials purchasers has deteriorated sensibly, despite a strong euro; no significant downturn is expected in prices before 2006.
AIECE Commodity Report - May AIECE Commodity Group forecasts
AIECE Commodity Report - May AIECE Commodity Group forecasts
AIECE Commodity Report - May AIECE Commodity Group forecasts
AIECE Commodity Report - May AIECE Commodity Group forecasts Aggregate prices
AIECE Commodity Report - May AIECE Commodity Group forecasts Energy prices
AIECE Commodity Report - May AIECE Commodity Group forecasts Non-ferrous metals prices
AIECE Commodity Report - May AIECE Commodity Group forecasts Ferrous metals prices
AIECE Commodity Report - May AIECE Commodity Group forecasts Agricultural prices
AIECE Commodity Report - May AIECE Commodity Group forecasts Food and beverages prices
World commodity prices AIECE Spring Meeting Kiel, May