Precious metal prices trended higher during the second quarter of 2021 but retraced markedly in mid-June following the US Federal Reserve’s toward a faster tightening of monetary policy....

Prices of agricultural raw materials have sustained their upward momentum that began in the second quarter of last year. The Raw Material Price Index stands nearly 18% higher than a year ago, led...

Fertilizer prices are projected to average more than one quarter higher in 2021 than last year, before easing in 2022. Risks to the forecast include the pace of capacity expansions, geopolitical...

Energy prices surged 7.1% in May, following increases in all components—oil (+5.5%), coal (+16.1%), and natural gas for European delivery (+24.7%), the World Bank’s Pink Sheet reported. Non-energy...

Natural gas and coal prices have risen since the start of the year, albeit with significant fluctuations in the first quarter. Prices have been boosted by rebounding global economic activity,...

受供应短缺、中国对饲料商品（特别是玉米和大豆）的强劲需求以及美元走弱驱动，粮食类大宗商品价格直至本月初之前都呈现了持续上行趋势。

Food commodity prices continued their upward momentum through early May 2021, driven by supply shortfalls, strong demand for feed commodities by China (especially maize and soybeans), and a weaker...

Metal prices continued to climb in early 2021, driven by strong demand in China, the ongoing global economic recovery, and supply disruptions. Metal prices are projected to average 30% higher in...

Energy prices eased 0.5% in April, following a 1.3% drop in crude oil, the World Bank’s Pink Sheet reported. Non-energy prices gained 2.7%.

Crude oil prices have recovered from their COVID-19 slump, driven by firming demand and continued production restraint by OPEC and its partners (OPEC+). As demand gradually returns to pre-pandemic...