Sharply higher commodity prices, combined with resumption of agricultural lending and recovery of the Amazon cattle herd, will challenge efforts to reduce deforestation next year.
The value of resource exports rose by 25 per cent over 2004, propelled by
sharply higher commodity prices.
Not exact matches
Sharply higher contract prices for coal and iron ore in 2005/06 took effect from the beginning of April and are expected to boost the Bank's Index of
Commodity Prices by around 25 per cent, once they are fully included in published transaction prices.
A short squeeze is a situation in which a heavily shorted stock or
commodity moves
sharply higher, forcing more short sellers to close out their short positions and adding to the upward pressure on the stock.
The chart above shows how
sharply rising
commodity prices since February have translated into steeply falling
high yield
commodity sector spreads.
A short squeeze is a situation in which a heavily shorted stock or
commodity moves
sharply higher, forcing more short sellers to close out their short positions and adding to the upward pressure on the stock.