Commodities, the Decade Ahead: 2020 – 2030

A cutting-edge guide to the global commodity markets

This book has been updated for 2021 under the title "The Almanac of Commodities: Your guide to earning profits (and avoiding losses) from trading the world´s most liquid commodity markets"

Each day billions of dollars are invested in the world´s major commodity markets. From aluminum to zinc, the trader must choose from a bewildering array of options. How do you decide which markets to commit to? This book guides the investor through a pain-free way to track the global commodity markets. In plain language it presents a method to choose winners (and avoid the losers) in the world´s 43 largest commodity markets.
Drawing on his 15-plus years of experience in the financial markets as an economist, Dr. David J. Howden provides a roadmap to guide the investor through the muddles of the world´s major commodities. Timely forecasts and prospective returns from the crude oil to gold simplify the trading process for the reader and let him prudently invest his savings where the markets will treat his money best. Unlike other investment books, Dr. Howden also offers practical tips on finding the best commodity values and shows how all investors – from the institutional to the uninitiated – can minimize stress and take full advantage of the world´s commodity markets. Full coverage of 43 of the world´s major commodity markets including:
AluminumCoalCobaltCocoaCoffeeCopperCornCottonCrude OilEthanolFeeder CattleGoldHeating OilIronLeadHogsNatural GasNickelOatsOrange JuicePalladiumPalm OilPlatinumRBOB GasolineRiceScrap SteelSilverSoybeans, Soybean Meal and Soybean OilSugarTinUraniumWheatZinc
In addition to these plus many more, there is coverage of several of the key indexes tracking commodity prices including the S&P GS Commodity Index, the Baltic Dry Index, and the VIX.