Archive of month: February 2018

Commodities Markets

Energy Strong fundamentals continue driving prices up in January, but some warning signs have started to emerge The global oil market is rapidly rebalancing, and analysts consider that the global oil glut has finally disappeared. However, the latest data suggests that U.S. shale oil producers are quickly ramping up production, threatening to jeopardize the efforts […]

MENA: Geopolitical risks threaten 2018 economic growth prospects

While economic activity is expected to gather steam this year following the dismal performance in 2017, growth will remain at relatively low levels. Although the rally in oil prices is helping the economic recovery among oil-exporting economies, fiscal imbalances remain large and continue to put a dent in governments’ ability to shore up the real […]

Ambiente para investir em matérias-primas é o melhor desde 2008

Goldman recomenda a aposta no cobre e estima que o petróleo vai superar os 80 dólares em seis meses. O actual ciclo de valorizações nas matérias-primas tem pernas para andar, já que o mercado apresenta actualmente as condições mais favoráveis desde, pelo menos, 2008. A opinião é da Goldman Sachs, que num “research” publicado esta […]