Sentences with phrase «dollar prices for commodities»

Obviously, the weaker dollar increases dollar prices for commodities and other goods.

Not exact matches

Amid generally high commodity prices, they have been extracting more dollars for their products and collecting higher profits: realized net farm income stood at $ 4.5 billion in 2010, up 46 % from the previous year.

The decision could help investors in several lawsuits in Manhattan seeking to hold banks liable for billions of dollars in damages for alleged price - fixing in U.S. Treasuries, commodities, currencies, derivatives and other rates.

Lower commodity prices, a stronger dollar, and a rush to US assets are all good for the US.

(Bloomberg)-- Donald Trump's plans for a U.S. construction boom have set off a chain reaction that's invigorated commodities prices, hammered bonds, buttressed the dollar and is now ripping into emerging markets.

Three key headwinds for EM assets have abated lately, with a weakening U.S. dollar, a rebound in commodity prices and a recovering Chinese economy.

Global economic forces — the sharp movement of commodity prices; the Great Recession and the lacklustre global economy in its aftermath; and, for much of the past decade, a strong Canadian dollar — battered many of our export industries and splintered their supply chains.

The concerted weakening in commodity prices already suggests a global force to this economic downturn, while further weakness in the U.S. dollar would suggest that demand for U.S. goods and securities was softening even more sharply than internationally.

Contrary to popular belief, commodity prices are not the best predictor of the future exchange rate for the Canadian dollar, according to new research from the C.D. Howe Institute.

«Supported by demand exceeding supply, on the back of multiple years of declining prices, a peaking dollar should mark an inflection point for sustained commodity recovery,» McGlone says.

As shown in the chart below, signs of economic stabilization in China combined with recovering commodity prices and a weaker U.S. dollar created short - term tailwinds for EM assets.

Following a January rally, the global commodities complex underwent declines in February before partially recovering in March; for the first quarter as a whole, the benchmark Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity CRB Index (CRB) gained 0.8 % on a price - only basis.1 Among the 19 component commodities tracked by the CRB, advancers had a slight edge over decliners, buoyed by growth in global economies and weakness in the trade - weighted US dollar, which retreated 2.1 %, according to the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) US Dollar Index.1 Aside from robust gains for a host of agricultural products, oil and gold were also among the commodity widollar, which retreated 2.1 %, according to the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) US Dollar Index.1 Aside from robust gains for a host of agricultural products, oil and gold were also among the commodity wiDollar Index.1 Aside from robust gains for a host of agricultural products, oil and gold were also among the commodity winners.

The international demand for Canadian dollars appears to have broken from its traditional link to oil and other commodity prices, the central bank said.

Since Canada is a major exporter of many commodities, an increase in prices means that the world is prepared to pay more for the Canadian dollars ultimately required to purchase them, thus creating an appreciation in our currency.

We are also seeing an increased tendency for dollar fluctuations and commodity price movements to be less tightly linked (essentially an indication that commodity prices are fluctuating in other countries as well).

This report identifies which of 38 Canadian industries are poised for success in the new trade era that is characterized by lower commodity prices, a lower - valued Canadian dollar,...

For all the talk about slumping commodities prices against the backdrop of a weaker dollar, there is copper.

Asian stocks reached for new all - time highs on Monday, as the US dollar continued to weaken, boosting both commodity prices and US export - driven industries.

Rapid growth in global steel demand has also boosted contract prices for other bulk commodities; coking coal contract prices increased, on average, by 25 — 35 per cent in US dollar terms in recent negotiations, while iron ore contract prices have risen by close to 20 per cent.

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Commodity prices were on fire on Thursday morning, still soaring after comments by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin that the weak dollar was good for the U.S. economy.

The tendency for dealers to trade the Australian dollar in line with commodity prices, themselves strongly correlated with US economic growth, may also have contributed to the link, although the correlation of the Australian dollar with the US dollar has been significantly higher than its correlation with commodity prices.

I have been nibbling on this stock for the past few months as it too had a difficult 2015 with falling commodity prices hurting ethanol sales, along with a strong dollar and weakened overseas economies reducing demand for ADM products.

The recent depreciation of the Australian dollar and consequent increase in Australian - dollar commodity prices would generally imply an increase in profits for mining companies.

Historically, it has been normal for such periods to be associated with firming commodity prices and, as a result, a tendency for international capital markets to find Australian - dollar assets attractive.

«It seems reasonable to assume that another year of extreme moves in US dollar (higher) and oil / commodity prices (lower) would likely continue to drive this negative feedback loop and make it very difficult for policy makers in emerging markets and developing markets to fight disinflationary forces and intercept downside risks,» the analysts add.

Using global industrial production growth as specified, annual total returns for 30 country, two regional and world stock indexes, currency spot and one - year forward exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar, spot prices on 19 commodities, total annual returns for a global government bond index and a U.S. corporate bond index, and country inflation rates as available during 1970 through 2013, they find that: Keep Reading

China's recovery also coincided with a near perfect set - up for EM assets: a weaker U.S. dollar, falling bond yields, rising commodity prices and a more synchronized global expansion.

INVESTORS and dairy farmers are bracing for the worst from Murray Goulburn as weak commodity prices, rising debts and the soaring dollar look set to savage the co-operative's earnings and milk price forecasts.

WCB chief executive David Lord said strong international dairy commodity pricing and demand and the declining Australian dollar were a tailwind for earnings.

What should have been presented is decade long trends about: farm and processor bank debt; return on equity; full and part - time employment trends; farm and processor business numbers; domestic versus overseas value adding to commodities; volume and value of imported ingredients and products; international versus Australian processing costs comparisons for major foods like meats, flour, oils, milk products; and the farm gate price share of the consumer dollar for fresh foods like fruit and vegetables, milk, meats, bread, juice, eggs.

Sadly, like many other commodities, I think we may end up with a tiered market, where the higher end businesses sell better product at higher prices, but fewer products, and then we'll have the dollar store version of books, where you get what you pay for, which for the most part is junk, but you know, people buy it anyway.

It makes it cheaper for overseas companies to pay down their dollar - denominated debt, and they also reap higher prices for commodity exports, which is big business in emerging markets.

While Brent Crude futures have, as with most other important energy commodities, been always traded in US Dollars per barrel, Singapore's pan-Asian multi-product commodity and currency derivatives exchange - the Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX)- currently lists Brent Crude Futures Contracts priced in Euros [1], in a move to provide alternative, unique hedging strategies, which would benefit participants with Euro - related business considerations for example.

For example, both the Canadian and Australian dollar are susceptible to movements in the prices of commodities - namely those associated with energy.

Experts attributed the rapid rise in food prices to several factors including high petroleum prices, drought in Australia, a weak U.S. dollar, commodity speculation, and rising demand for grain - fed meat by China's rapidly expanding middle class.

Buried beneath billions of dollars supporting future farm incomes, commodity prices, agricultural trade, rural development and other farming - related issues is a provision for renewable energy.

Brazil also recognizes its current challenges: historically low commodity prices, which undermine the country's resource - focused exports; and a currency that has depreciated compared to the U.S. dollar, making it difficult for Brazil and Brazilian businesses to service their debts.

For example, a side effect of a rising dollar and thereby weakening commodity prices, is that EM currencies such as the Brazilian Real and Russian Rubble suffer.

U.S. markets have outperformed non-U.S. stocks and bonds for six years in a row because of anxiety about growth overseas, the rise in the dollar, and the collapse in commodity prices.

For example, gold is always priced in U.S. dollars, as are soft commodities such as wheat and grain.