Will Devlin, Sarah Woods, Brendan Coates
Abstract
High and volatile commodity prices have returned as a significant global issue, with the prices of many commodities returning to around their mid-2008 peaks. This paper provides an overview of the fundamental drivers of recent price trends and considers the role played by financial speculation in commodity price formation.
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High and volatile commodity prices have returned as a significant global issue, with the prices of many commodities returning to around their mid-2008 peaks. This paper provides an overview of the fundamental drivers of recent price trends and considers the role played by financial speculation in commodity price formation.
Key concepts: Speculation, Volatility (finance), Economics, Commodity swap, Contango, Commodity, Monetary economics, Commodity market