Tag: commodity
Energy prices declined more than any other commodity in first half of 2017
Natural gas prices largely affected by U.S. increasing exports, flat production The energy component of the Standard and Poor’s Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI) fell 11 per cent during the first half of 2017, the largest decline for any commodity group in the index, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Other components of the index—livestock, industrial […]
Commodity slump stalls global trade growth: Kemp – Reuters News
Slowdown in global trade growth stems in part from commodity slump and slowdown in China, will be reversed when commodity cycle turns By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) – World trade growth has ground to a halt as the commodity price slump hits economic growth in emerging markets and with it their demand for imported industrial equipment, supplies […]
Doom and gloom persist, but signs of recovery for coal industry
“The future of coal is brighter than some people think,” Price said. The steam-coal market is expected to remain challenging for the next few years, due to prices close to all-time lows, a massively oversupplied Chinese market, uncertain Indian market growth, and diminishing consumption across Europe. Nevertheless, signs are starting to emerge of a recovery […]
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