Not exact matches
«Two years after
commodity prices started returning to life in the spring of 2016, many long - standing themes for the North America metals and mining industry look familiar
on the surface but are in fact richly different
on a closer
view,» explained Goldman analyst Matthew Korn.
The decision was based
on both his firsthand
view of capricious
commodities prices and a lesson he had gleaned from his former life: the power of American consumerism.
«Contrary to some recent analysis and commentary
on the New Zealand dairy sector, Rabobank's
view is the current
price trough is part of an extended negative phase of the
commodity cycle and not a structural, permanent change to supply and demand dynamics,» he said.
But
on the other hand, if Amazon plays the
price game, consumers will
view the Kindle as a
commodity and may be more willing to switch to a cheaper brand.
The negative roll yield where futures
prices are in contango may be a reason to valid reason to avoid
commodities; however,
commodities should be
viewed in the context of a wider portfolio, and not solely
on their own merits.
They shaded their
views up
on business and consumer spending, and
commodity prices, and down
on labor unemployment (i.e. unemployment will be harder to eradicate than they used to think.
Unlike my individual company stock picks, I obviously have no specific Fair Value
Price Target — I'm relying
on my bullish oil /
commodity view, continued Russian growth (and financial strength), and an improvement in market sentiment and valuation multiples.
Barry was
on the right track with the mention of Sugar, but we
view that as evidence of weather moving
commodity prices — and specific strategies setup to capture such moves; not evidence of investors betting
on climate change.