Drop-In: Commodities Outlook – Where next for energy, gold and industrial metals prices?

Will China’s economy continue supporting metals demand? What would Donald Trump’s re-election mean for energy markets? What’s been driving gold prices and are more record highs likely?

Our senior economists held this special briefing about the outlook for prices of major commodities. During this 20-minute session, the team answered client questions and highlighted key takeaways from our most recent quarterly Commodities Outlook report, including:

• What our forecasts for Chinese construction activity mean for metals demand;
• Why we think oil prices will fall more than the market expects;
• Whether the recent drivers of gold prices are sustainable.