FactoryTh BMI (a unit of Fitch Solutions) increased its 2024 copper price forecast from $9,200/tonne to $9,600/tonne, as prices continue to be led by investor sentiment that is tilted towards a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve in the third quarter. Copper has pulled back since surging to aContinue Reading
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures fell Monday after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas and weakened to a tropical storm, with little apparent impact on refining activity and limited effects on offshore production. But while Beryl is unlikely to cause significant interruptions in fuel supply, heavy rains and flooding inContinue Reading
Just_Super BMI (a unit of Fitch Solutions) is maintaining its nickel price forecast for 2024 at $18,000/tonne, as excess supply continues to drag prices down from 2022 levels. The brokerage anticipates increased production in Indonesia and Mainland China, will be the core driver of price losses. However, key market drivers,Continue Reading
VladK213 BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, Thursday upped its 2024 gold price forecast to $2,250/oz from $2,100/oz, with a ‘neutral’ view towards gold in H2, as prices remain tangled in a tug of war between a less dovish Federal Reserve and high levels of geopolitical tension. The brokerage expectsContinue Reading
