Market movements - March 2012 to 2013

Wednesday 20th March 2013

Sentiment has been mixed across commodity markets as concerns over the global economic outlook persisted, despite some positive news from China and the US...

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Market movements - Nov 2011 to Nov 2012

Thursday 20th December 2012

Whilst the European economy appears to be successfully resisting any and all efforts at recovery, with a fall back into recession seen in Q3 2012, the US has had more promising signs with a continuing rise in consumer confidence and an improvement in the US labour market.

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Market movements - Aug 2011 to Aug 2012

Thursday 13th September 2012

A clear differential has been opening up between rising food and falling non-food commodity prices in the last 12 months (August 2011 and August 2012). Food and feed prices have shown some significant increases year-on-year, mainly associated with the hike in grain and oilseed prices as a result of dry weather in Russia, the widely reported drought in the US and as a result of this year’s delayed and weak Indian monsoon.

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Market Movements - Apr 2011 - Apr 2012

Wednesday 30th May 2012

Worsening economic news in Europe and less favourable growth prospects in Asia have put a brake on world commodity demand and many prices were down year-on-year in the second quarter of 2012 as a result. Some positive US economic indicators were seen as the car industry has bounced back

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Market movements - Feb 2011 - 2012

Tuesday 28th February 2012

Improved supply prospects and weakening demand has helped prices to fall for a wide range of agricultural commodities over the last 12 months. Production forecasts for the major food commodities have been larger than expected at the start of the season which has helped to replenish stocks

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Market movements - Nov 2010 - 2011

Tuesday 13th December 2011

Although most commodity prices have continued to rise year-on-year, there is a definite shift in the pattern. This last quarter has seen increasing economic and financial worries fuelled by high levels of debt in Italy and Greece as well as political unrest in Libya and Syria

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Market movements - Aug 2010 - 2011

Friday 30th September 2011

The price of most commodities have risen year-on-year, but some falls have been seen in recent months fuelled by concerns over the health status of the world economy and the effect that this could have on the global demand for both agricultural and industrial products  … 

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