December 17, 2008
The difficulties of interpreting and forecasting the current dynamic economic environment are revealed in the latest World Bank report on commodities. You can download the report at the World Bank site or directly from us here Commodities at the Crossroads, 2009. It’s long-winded holiday reading, but if you follow steel (or commodities generally) it’s worth […]
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November 23, 2008
In response to a presentation I posted recently on this blog, I received the following questions from an investment firm based in Switzerland. 1) Is your indicated correlation also applicable to Europe only, i.e. could it be used to forecast steel demand in Europe? 2) Europe is expected to grow below 2,5% real GDP for […]
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