Global Economic Prospects : Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2014

Commodity prices are expected to remain weak for the remainder of 2014 and, perhaps through much of 2015. Crude oil has seen one of the sharpest declines, down more than 20 percent to $83/barrel (bbl) on October 15 from this year’s high of $108/bbl in mid-June. Agricultural prices have weakened...

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Main Author: Baffes, John
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spelling okr-10986-204552017-12-14T05:27:59Z Global Economic Prospects : Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2014 Baffes, John AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES agricultural prices aluminum prices cocoa prices coffee prices commodity markets commodity prices copper prices cotton prices crude oil price demand growth energy prices food prices fuel prices gold prices natural gas prices oil markets oil prices price forecasts price indexes price indices rice prices spot price world prices forecasts Commodity prices are expected to remain weak for the remainder of 2014 and, perhaps through much of 2015. Crude oil has seen one of the sharpest declines, down more than 20 percent to $83/barrel (bbl) on October 15 from this year’s high of $108/bbl in mid-June. Agricultural prices have weakened as well, down 6 percent since June. Metal prices remained relatively stable, from the sharp declines seen in 2011. A slowdown in the Euro area and emerging economies, a strong US dollar, increased oil supplies, and good crop prospects for most agricultural commodities have contributed to the recent gyrations in markets. 2014-10-20T14:44:57Z 2014-10-20T14:44:57Z 2014-10 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20455 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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topic AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
agricultural prices
aluminum prices
cocoa prices
coffee prices
commodity markets
commodity prices
copper prices
cotton prices
crude oil price
demand growth
energy prices
food prices
fuel prices
gold prices
natural gas prices
oil markets
oil prices
price forecasts
price indexes
price indices
rice prices
spot price
world prices
forecasts
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
agricultural prices
aluminum prices
cocoa prices
coffee prices
commodity markets
commodity prices
copper prices
cotton prices
crude oil price
demand growth
energy prices
food prices
fuel prices
gold prices
natural gas prices
oil markets
oil prices
price forecasts
price indexes
price indices
rice prices
spot price
world prices
forecasts
Baffes, John
Global Economic Prospects : Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2014
description Commodity prices are expected to remain weak for the remainder of 2014 and, perhaps through much of 2015. Crude oil has seen one of the sharpest declines, down more than 20 percent to $83/barrel (bbl) on October 15 from this year’s high of $108/bbl in mid-June. Agricultural prices have weakened as well, down 6 percent since June. Metal prices remained relatively stable, from the sharp declines seen in 2011. A slowdown in the Euro area and emerging economies, a strong US dollar, increased oil supplies, and good crop prospects for most agricultural commodities have contributed to the recent gyrations in markets.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Baffes, John
author_facet Baffes, John
author_sort Baffes, John
title Global Economic Prospects : Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2014
title_short Global Economic Prospects : Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2014
title_full Global Economic Prospects : Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2014
title_fullStr Global Economic Prospects : Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2014
title_full_unstemmed Global Economic Prospects : Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2014
title_sort global economic prospects : commodity markets outlook, october 2014
publisher World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20455
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