ISRI's Commodity Update

Updated 14:18:51 UST, 21 May 2013

ISRI Monday Report-For the week beginning Monday May 6th

Commodities got off to a lackluster start this week following the rally on Friday as the DJ-UBS Commodity Futures Index was off 0.3% this morning.

While the LME is closed today for a bank holiday, prices in Asia played catch-up as SHFE Sep copper settled 4.4% higher in Shanghai today.

In New York, COMEX Jul copper eased…

ISRI Friday Report-For the week ending Friday May 3rd

Commodities had a bumpy ride this week thanks to a full calendar of economic releases, central bank meetings and China's return to the market following the May Day holiday
ISRI Friday Report-For the week ending 26th April, 2013

After getting off to a choppy start this week as U.S. existing home sales, durable goods orders and flash PM] readings for China and the Euro zone disappointed
ISRI Monday Report-For the week beginning April 22nd

Markets were mostly off to a weaker start this morning as a series of lackluster corporate earnings reports and an unexpected monthly dip in U.S. existing home sales reportedly weighed on prices
ISRI Monday Report-For the week beginning Monday April 1st

Commodities got off to a sluggish start this week as manufacturing readings for China and the U.S. came in below most expectations
ISRI Monday Report

Commodity and equity markets lacked direction at the start of this holiday-shortened week despite the announced bailout agreement for Cyprus.
Markets off to a choppy start

Markets were reportedly off to a choppy start this week as the dollar traded in a wider range against a basket of currencies, reflecting in part uncertainty over the election in Italy, potential spending cuts in the U.S., and a preliminary reading showing slower manufacturing growth in China.
Markets off to a slow start

For the week beginning Monday, February 11th Markets were off to a slow start this week as the DJ-UBS Commodity Futures Index dropped by half a percentage point and the major U.S. stock indexes were all in negative territory in early afternoon trading. The Shanghai Futures Exchange is closed for Lunar New Year celebrations and trading volumes at the London Metal Exchange were reportedly light today as base metal prices remain in a holding pattern.