"Commodity prices" refers to the cost or value of raw materials, such as oil, gold, wheat, or other basic goods that are traded and used in various industries. It represents the price at which these resources are bought and sold on the market.
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The fall
in commodity prices in Australian - dollar terms has, however, been much larger, reflecting the appreciation of the Australian dollar.
In most cases where we see a collapse
of commodity prices of two of our principal exports, the economy has always gone into a close spin.
Lower commodity prices in 2014 — both of precious metals as well as oil and gas — crushed the stocks of many companies that either produce those products or have clients who do.
Fresh loans were required to service the $ 5 billion in annual interest charges, however, and
when commodity prices collapsed in 1986, the state became unable to service this debt.
We supply most of the energy and food consumed at home, providing a cushion against swings in
global commodity prices.
Unfortunately, those acquisitions ended up being a costly fly ball as
commodity prices declined and those facilities no longer were economical.
Looking forward, the expectation is that
dairy commodity prices will «generally remain in touch» with current levels through the second quarter of 2010.
The resurgence in global demand and
world commodity prices from 2003 has since provided further impetus to resource - related investment.
Of course, I'm still looking for alpha — ideally each pick appreciates over time but with some of the underlying
commodity price volatility / impact eliminated.
No price changes also usually implies no hidden
commodity price risk in a company, which is attractive to both a lender and a private equity investor.
If the bubble bursts, and
commodity prices crash, then the business can either pass all of the benefit to customers to drive volume growth or retain some of it for itself.
The fact that demand is the typical cause of broad
commodity price moves should not come as a surprise, even if analysts have attempted alternative explanations.
In this context, the only way to recover the beneficial correlation
between commodity prices and demand for Canadian manufacturing exports is to diversify our export markets toward fast - growing emerging markets.
Still a fantastic result here, which happens to run through a time period that includes the financial crisis and more recent massive drop in
energy commodity prices.
Even blue chip dividend stocks can fall on hard times, especially when they operate in highly cyclical industries that depend on
volatile commodity prices.
At a price - to - earnings ratio of 5, the company should do well, provided
commodity prices don't collapse.
The relative strength of farmland values has provided support for farm finances despite the ongoing pressure of low
agricultural commodity prices on farm income.
Global monetary policy has been too easy in recent years and that is why we have seen such a major run - up in a wide range of
industrial commodity prices.
The spending behaviour of firms in regions hit by the oil price shock is also recovering, supported by
improving commodity prices and business confidence.
«While the combination of Chinese stimulus and tight supply led to a significant
commodity price rally in 2016, the reverse will likely be true in 2017,» he says.
Energy companies that I consider coin flips are often reliant on near -
term commodity prices for survival.
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