Within Ekuota monthly outlook, we discuss the current trends of the copper prices and our forecasts based on the eKuota quantitative methodologies. The objective is to provide a vision of…
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 -2.37%….
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 the…
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 currencies?…
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…
Metals Performance
The price of Palladium in 2017 increased by 56,2% exceeding the threshold of $1,099. This increase occurred due to factors such as the weakness of the dollar (which favors demand)…
Metals Outlook Report
The Metals Outlook provides insights to the industrial buying strategies used by procurements, supply chain and finance managers. With our metal price forecasts you can buy metals with the right…
The Commodity Markets
What is a commodity? A “commodity” is a raw material or agricultural product such as natural gas or wheat that can be bought or sold. Each commodity has a standard…
Protection against the pitfalls of financial markets
Financial markets can be dangerous, full of threats to businesses that come in the form of lower revenues in foreign currencies as well as an increased cost of commodities. Some…
Brexit, Trump & economic future scenario
World growth remains low. The latest estimate from the International Monetary Fund shows growth for 2016 of 3.1%, less than was estimated in April. The reasons for the decrease of growth…