BOM News and Press, DB Base Metals Double Short ETN From 11/13/19

Since 2018, the escalating trade war between the United States and China is one of the most significant issues facing markets across all asset classes. The wave of protectionism in the form of US tariffs on Chinese goods and China's retaliation against US goods has distorted the prices of more...

Original post By Stuart Burns Editor's Note: This article has been corrected to reflect the most recent AISI capacity utilization rates and the price delta between the ROW and the US. Judging by the plunging share price of steel producers and the collapse in steel prices from ...

At $2.7115 per pound on November 7, the price of nearby December COMEX copper futures is trading at the top end of a range that has been in place since early September. Copper has been patient, as it is the commodity that often acts as a barometer of the health and wellbeing of the global econ...

Commodities are an alternative asset class. Stocks and bonds tend to attract most investors. Commodities have a reputation as volatile assets that can experience wide price variance. Raw materials are global assets. Production comes from regions of the world where the crust of the earth cont...

Original Post By Stuart Burns Two features of Chinese political and industrial policy have been consistent over the years: the willingness to plan long term and deep pockets to finance those plans. A major state-owned steelmaker and mining company, Sinosteel , has epitomized this ...

One of the most significant factors when it comes to the commodities asset class has been the ongoing trade war between the United States and China. China is the world's most populous nation with the second-leading GDP. With approximately 1.8 billion people, over 18% of the people of the world...

Base metal prices fell by 23.43% in 2015, but in 2016 they appreciated by 26.77%. In 2017, the sector of nonferrous industrial metals was the best-performing commodities sector posting a 21.99% gain for the year. In 2018, the industrial commodities shed 15.78% of their value. The base metals...

Copper is a nonferrous metal that can serve as a barometer for the health of the global economy. Economic expansion tends to drive the price of the red metal higher and contraction lower. Moreover, the price of copper is particularly sensitive to the Chinese economy. Copper is an essential bui...

Nickel is a base or nonferrous metal that has a silvery-white and shiny appearance. The metal is the fifth-most common element on earth. It is also a common element in meteorites and is present in small quantities in plants, animals, and seawater. The world's leading nickel-producing country...

Original Post By Sohrab Darabshaw India's growth rate has slowed, which in turn means sluggishness in the manufacturing sector. All of the above means lower consumption of steel. Riding on these developments comes the news that domestic steel producers are sitting on a "larger th...