Energy Chart Pack On the way up … Energy prices continued to recover in June, but they remain significantly lower than at the start of the year. What’s more, we do not expect them to recover to pre-virus levels until 2022 at the... 7th July 2020 · 6 mins read
Metals Chart Pack A brighter backdrop ahead for industrial metals June was another good month for industrial metals. The prices of base metals made further gains, although those used in steel alloys (e.g. zinc and nickel) performed less well as wet weather in... 3rd July 2020 · 6 mins read
Commodities Chart Pack Strong Chinese recovery is good news The more industrial commodities performed particularly strongly in June on the back of the ongoing revival in global economic activity. We have become more positive on the outlook for industrial... 2nd July 2020 · 8 mins read
Energy Chart Pack Oil gallops ahead of other energy commodities The gradual easing of coronavirus-related lockdown restrictions around the world, along with falling global production, has supported the price of oil recently. By contrast, persistent oversupply and... 5th June 2020 · 6 mins read
Metals Chart Pack Recovery in industrial metals has further to run May was a good month for metals prices. The ongoing revival in economic activity in China helped to lift the prices of most industrial metals, while investment demand for precious metals remained... 3rd June 2020 · 7 mins read
Commodities Chart Pack Prices to pick up as demand slowly revives The prices of most commodities rose in May on the back of the ongoing recovery in China’s economic activity and a gradual easing of lockdown conditions in the US and Europe. We think that most prices... 2nd June 2020 · 8 mins read
Commodities Chart Pack Prices to tread water for now The prices of most commodities struggled in April against a backdrop of moribund global demand. That said, the performance of energy commodities was mixed: while Brent crude and Henry Hub gas rose in... 5th May 2020 · 8 mins read
Energy Chart Pack Oil prices to remain low even if OPEC+ cut supply Despite the prospect of a massive Saudi Arabian-led production cut, the price of oil has remained low in recent weeks amid a coronavirus-related collapse in demand. By contrast, coal and natural gas... 6th April 2020 · 6 mins read
Metals Chart Pack Metals still staring into the abyss Industrial metals prices plummeted in March. And with the virus-related disruption outside of China yet to peak, we suspect that prices will fall further over the coming months. Even if containment... 2nd April 2020 · 7 mins read
Commodities Chart Pack No relief for prices yet Oil prices plummeted in March under the weight of a collapse in demand and pledges from OPEC+ members to significantly raise output. Most other commodity prices also fell last month as the COVID-19... 1st April 2020 · 7 mins read
Energy Chart Pack Coronavirus to continue to weigh on prices Energy prices have crashed in recent weeks as the coronavirus has disrupted economic activity and reduced demand. Meanwhile, on the supply side, OPEC+ failed to agree to deepen its oil output cuts. We... 16th March 2020 · 5 mins read
Metals Chart Pack Don’t rule out further price falls February was another poor month for industrial metals. However, prices fell by less than in January and policy loosening seems to have stabilised prices more recently. That said, the outbreak of COVID... 6th March 2020 · 7 mins read
Commodities Chart Pack Prices still searching for the bottom Commodity prices continued to fall in February as the coronavirus, which started in China, spread to most other regions of the world and sparked fears of a slowdown in global economic activity. We... 4th March 2020 · 8 mins read
Metals Chart Pack Hoping for some better times ahead Signs of a recovery in industrial commodity demand were emerging at the beginning of 2020. Indeed, the economic data have improved and investor concern surrounding the US-China trade war has eased... 6th February 2020 · 7 mins read
Energy Chart Pack Coronavirus to keep prices low in Q1 Energy prices slumped in January owing to concerns about the hit to demand from the coronavirus outbreak. The evolution of the epidemic over the coming weeks will determine how lasting its impact will... 5th February 2020 · 6 mins read
Commodities Chart Pack Virus fears to drive prices for some time yet Commodity prices, and energy prices in particular, have been hard hit by the outbreak of coronavirus in China and the prospect of lower global commodities demand. There is still too much uncertainty... 4th February 2020 · 7 mins read
