Analysis: Commodities

S&P GSCI COPPER INDEX 2: Macro economic environment is quickly changed

The copper’s strong acceleration in January, when the metal gained about 11%, was blamed to good economic news. In two months the macroeconomic environment has quickly changed, in fact last week...

WHEAT FUTURE (ZW) - CBE/C1: New price recovery ?

The world wheat acreage should rise by 1.5% for the harvest 2012/13. The world production of wheat in 2012, with 690 million tons, will be close to the record of 2011. According to the quarterly...

WTI: Very long congestion

Good U.S. economic indicators and geopolitical risks maintain oil prices around $ 100 for several weeks. A new increase sustainable in direction of $ 150, as envisaged by many analysts and investors,...

PLATINUM: Sensitive to risk aversion

The platinum traded on the “London Platinum and Palladium Market” is characterized by its extreme rarity. The extraction of this metal is realized only in very limited geographical areas of the...

GOLD: Buying power

The new gold’s increase during the past year has been seen as another excess growth. The recent publication of World Gold Council, a lobby group for the gold mining industry, has shown that this...

S&P GSCI COPPER INDEX 2: Improvements in the macroeconomic environment

Inflation’s risks incite investors to take long positions on commodities, especially after FED Chairman, Ben Bernanke, announced the possibility of a new quantitative easing. On the supply side,...

WTI: Calm and Expectation characterize the price of the barrel

Good U.S. economic indicators and geopolitical risks still present, have led a significant rebound in the price of WTI, which returned close to $ 100 in November 2011. Since this recovery, WTI...