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Commodities and Volatility: How to Measure and Manage Risk in Global Markets

Published by Cristina Luca. June 30, 2025 .

economic analysis Analysis tools and methodologies

Commodity Risk and Price Volatility Commodity risk can be defined as the set of threats arising from both systemic market factors and company-specific elements that affect the supply, cost, a... [ Read all ]

Monthly commodity prices update for June 2025

Published by Luca Sazzini. June 30, 2025 .

EU Customs Global Economic Trends

Stability of industrial commodity prices in the face of stagnant European demand [ Read all ]

Commodity prices: June anomaly overcome

Published by Luca Sazzini. June 27, 2025 .

Conjunctural Indicators Commodities Financial Week

Energy down on Middle East de-escalation; ferrous and nonferrous metals on divergent trends [ Read all ]

The EU attempts to defend itself from Chinese vanillin dumping

Published by Pasquale Marzano. June 23, 2025 .

Food Price Drivers

131.1% duties on EU imports of vanillin from China [ Read all ]

An estimation of cost and substitution effects on the price of benzene

Published by Edoardo Pace. June 23, 2025 .

Organic Chemicals Analysis tools and methodologies

A formal problem-solving model [ Read all ]

The qualitative approach to commodity market analysis: the details that make a difference

Published by Luca Sazzini. June 23, 2025 .

Energy Transition economic analysis Analysis tools and methodologies

When the measurement of phenomena is complex if not impossible [ Read all ]

Virgin naphtha: price, cost and substitutability among regions

Published by Luigi Bidoia. June 21, 2025 .

Petrolchimica Price Drivers

Come quotazioni del Brent e gli scambi internazionali influenzano il prezzo della virgin nafta [ Read all ]

Geopolitical risks and energy security: the assessment of markets

Published by Luca Sazzini. June 20, 2025 .

Conjunctural Indicators Commodities Financial Week

Rising volatility in food markets: between green challenges, substitution, and climate shocks [ Read all ]

The price of sack kraft paper explained through its determinants

Published by Pasquale Marzano. June 16, 2025 .

Packaging Paper Price Drivers

Paper pulp is the main cost driver, but not the only one [ Read all ]

U.S. duties at 50% on aluminum: what can we learn from the steel case?

Published by Luca Sazzini. June 16, 2025 .

Non Ferrous Metals Aluminium USA customs duties Import tariffs

Prices rising in the U.S., falling worldwide: the EU is not entirely safe [ Read all ]