Energy Chart Pack Oil leads the way up Oil prices continued to rally in April as sentiment improved further on the back of hopes that the oil market will rebalance later in the year. Indeed, better economic data out of China supported the... 29th April 2016 · 1 min read
Metals Chart Pack Metals price rally may prove unsustainable, for now The prices of most industrial metals rose strongly for much of March, but eased back towards the end of the month and in early April. Indeed, a weaker US dollar (on lower market expectations for US... 5th April 2016 · 1 min read
Metals Chart Pack PGMs outperform on improved China prospects Over the past month, the performances of precious metals have diverged. After a strong start to March, the prices of gold and silver fell back as expectations for further monetary tightening in the US... 5th April 2016 · 1 min read
Commodities Chart Pack Commodities spring into life Commodity prices had another strong month in March, supported by some weakness in the US dollar and the ongoing improvement in investor sentiment towards riskier assets. Tentative signs of a pick-up... 1st April 2016 · 1 min read
Energy Chart Pack Oil prices surge as sentiment bounces back A weaker dollar, fading fears about the economies of both the US and China, combined with a positive turn in sentiment towards commodities and risky assets in general have helped to boost oil prices... 24th March 2016 · 1 min read
Metals Chart Pack Gold continues to shine on rising inflationary pressures Precious metals prices rallied over the past month, bolstered by a weaker US dollar and a lessening of fears over a slowdown in China. While gold benefited from the Fed’s dovishness in its latest... 18th March 2016 · 1 min read
Metals Chart Pack A turn in sentiment or a “false dawn”? The prices of industrial metals rose in February. In the first half of the month, the combination of lower US interest rate expectations and some weakness in the dollar appeared to be supporting... 3rd March 2016 · 1 min read
Commodities Chart Pack Industrial commodities bounce back Commodity prices generally enjoyed a month in the black in February, with three of the four sub-indices posting gains. A weaker US dollar was a supporting factor, although it couldn’t prevent the... 1st March 2016 · 1 min read
Energy Chart Pack Hopes of an output deal prop up oil prices The headlines over the last month have focused on the possibility of a deal between Russia and OPEC on oil supply, which culminated in yesterday’s announcement of an agreement to freeze output... 17th February 2016 · 1 min read
Metals Chart Pack Some respite for prices in late January The prices of industrial metals fell further in early January, unsettled by a renewed collapse in the crude oil price and by uncertainty surrounding exchange rate policy in China. However, sentiment... 4th February 2016 · 1 min read
Metals Chart Pack Gold shines on global woes Precious metals’ performances continued to diverge in January. The prices of gold and silver rallied on the back of safe-haven demand following the recent turmoil in global equity markets. In contrast... 3rd February 2016 · 1 min read
Commodities Chart Pack Oil drags commodities lower, but gold shines It was a poor start to the year for commodities with the prices of energy, industrial metals and agricultural commodities all falling owing to persistent concerns about Chinese demand and continued... 1st February 2016 · 1 min read
Energy Chart Pack No New Year cheer for energy commodities Negative sentiment towards commodities in general, high stocks, a warm start to winter in the US and renewed fears about the Chinese economy have all contributed to the downward pressure on the prices... 22nd January 2016 · 1 min read
Metals Chart Pack PMs shrug off Fed’s first rate hike Precious metals’ performances diverged in December. Gold and silver prices were broadly flat despite the Fed hiking interest rates for the first time since 2006, while platinum and palladium recovered... 13th January 2016 · 1 min read
Metals Chart Pack A bit of a breather in December The prices of industrial metals recouped a little lost ground in the final month of 2015, but still fell sharply last year. The relative resilience in December probably reflected a number of factors... 6th January 2016 · 1 min read
Commodities Chart Pack A mixed December closes a bleak year for commodities Broad commodity indices fell in December on the back of plummeting oil prices. But outside of energy, commodities withstood the first Fed rate hike in ten years better than many had anticipated... 4th January 2016 · 1 min read
