The Crb Commodity Yearbook 2005 - Couverture rigide

Commodity Research Bureau

 
9780471707684: The Crb Commodity Yearbook 2005

Synopsis

Dubbed the "bible" by market analysts and traders since 1939, The CRB Commodity Yearbook provides indispensable information on over 100 domestic and international commodities. The Yearbook includes seasonal patterns and historical data, pricing and trading patterns on a monthly and annual basis, and more than 1,000 charts, tables, and graphs covering production/consumption, supply and demand patterns, and trading highlights. Gathered from government reports, private industry, and trade and industry associations, the data is compiled by the Commodity Research Bureau for this indispensable report. You'll find: Worldwide supply/demand and production/consumption data for all the basic commodities and futures markets -- from A(luminum) to Z(inc), including all the major markets in interest rates, currencies, energy, and stock index futures. Over 900 tables, graphs, and price charts of historical data, many of which show price history dating back to 1900. A fact-filled CD-ROM featuring valuable commodity information in an easy-to-use electronic format. Concise introductory articles that describe the salient features of each commodity and help put the quantitative information in perspective. Articles by prominent professionals on key markets and important issues, including several by CRB Chief Economist, Richard W. Asplund: "Major Commodity Bull Market Continues in 2004," "U.S. Economy in 2004 Shows Strong Growth," "World Economy in 2004 Shows Improvement," and "China Continues to Drive Global Commodity Prices." Order your copy today!

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À propos de l?auteur

COMMODITY RESEARCH BUREAU, a division of Logical Systems, Inc., is the country's largest resource for financial statistics, historical data, and charting services. Information is available online, on CD--ROM, and through newsletters, charting services, and wire reports. Located in Chicago, the company is regarded as the leading source of information on international and domestic commodity movements.

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Since 1939, professional traders, commercial hedgers, portfolio managers, and speculators around the world have come to rely on The CRB Commodity Yearbook to help them navigate the uncertainties of the commodity markets.

The single most comprehensive source of commodity and futures market information available, the Yearbook is the book of record for the Commodity Research Bureau, which is, in turn, the organization of record for the commodity industry itself. Its sourcesreports from governments, private industries, and trade and industrial associationsare authoritative, and its historical scope is second to none.

The breadth and depth of information make the Yearbook indispensable for identifying changing trends in supply and demand and for projecting important price movements. The 2005 edition provides crucial information on more than 100 domestic and international commoditiesfrom aluminum to gold to zincand includes seasonal patterns and historical data from the past ten years as well as current (as of the last three months) pricing and trading patterns on a monthly and annual basis.

The information is formatted to make researching a particular commodity as convenient as possible. Each commodity is introduced by a brief article that describes its salient features, pricing trends in recent years, and factorsbe they droughts, wars, diseases, or politicsthat have influenced prices in the past, and may do so in the future. The data itself is presented in over 900 tables, graphs, and price charts that are clear and easy to read. A companion CD-ROM is included to provide readers with valuable commodity information in an easy-to-use electronic format.

Also featured are major articles on key markets and important issues by prominent professionals in the commodity industry that have been commissioned exclusively for the Yearbook.

For its wealth of information and the authority of its sources, The CRB Commodity Yearbook 2005 stands alone as the guide to intelligent trading in commodities and futures.

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