2018 was a difficult year for agricultural commodities, with only four commodities (Cocoa, Wheat, Oats and Corn) showing price increases. The following table shows the annual performances (calculated from...
2018 Metals Performance
Palladium is the only metal whose price went up in 2018, marking +15.5% from January to December. In the last year, all the other metals decreased from -24.7% to...
2018: what was the Euro performance compared to other currencies?
During 2018, the Euro strengthened against all major currencies excluding the Japanese Yen, the US Dollar, the Mexican Peso and the Swiss Franc. The chart below shows the percentage...
Brexit: Euro-GPB outlook
UK Parliament will be voting on December 11 to decide whether or not to ratify the deal that Prime Minister Theresa May brought back from Brussels. This plan has...
Global growth is slowing, why?
In the third quarter of 2018, the global economy has encountered some challenges to steady growth, with large economies like Germany and Japan shrinking while China’s momentum is vanishing....
Are the Ekuota's forecast analysis effective?
In the first half of 2018 Ekuota has published reports on currencies and metal prices with indications on the expected future scenarios of quotations. The analysis contain indications on...
Is it time to buy copper?
If the Dollar weakens, copper’s price increases. Are we sure it is always like that? Is the Dollar’s depreciation enough to justify purchasing copper from those who hold foreign...
Italian Export: positive outlook
During the presentation of the 2018 Export Report by SACE (the Italian export credit agency), what emerges from the words of the professionals who participated is a general sense...
Don't say we didn't tell you!
Ekuota predicited it. But let's go in order.
The purchase decisions of the raw materials are associated with a prospective analysis of their quotations on the international markets. The techniques used...
Annual Performance for Brent, Ethanol and Natural Gas
Brent was the energetic commodity which marked the best performance in 2017. What allowed a price increase of 17.25% was mainly the continuation of the agreement on production cuts proposed...
