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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 then navigate the uncertainties of
the commodities markets.
The single most comprehensive source of
commodity and futures market information available, the
Yearbook is the book of record of the Commodity
Research Bureau, which is, in turn, the organization of
record for the commodity industry itself. Its
sources—reports from governments, private industries, and
trade and industrial associations—are authoritative, and
its historical scope is second to none.
Breadth and depth of information make
the Yearbook indispensable for identifying changing
trends in supply and demand and for projecting important
price movements. The 2008 edition provides crucial
information on more than 100 domestic and international
commodities—from aluminum to gold to zinc—and 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 factors - be they droughts, wars,
diseases, or politics - that 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. As an added bonus to this
year's edition, a companion CD-ROM has been included to
provide readers with valuable commodity information in an
easy-to-use electronic format.
Also featured are the 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
2008 stands alone as the guide to intelligent trading in
commodities and futures.
Absolutely essential for identifying
changing trends in supply and demand and for projecting
important price movements, the Yearbook gives the
investor:
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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, grains and stock index
futures
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Over 900 tables, graphs and price
charts of historical data, many of which show price
history dating back to 1900
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Fact filled CD-ROM: As an
added bonus to this year's edition, a companion CD-ROM
has been included to provide readers with valuable
commodity information in an easy-to-use electronic
format.
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Concise introductory articles
that describe the salient features of each commodity and
help put the quantitative information in perspective.
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Articles by CRB Chief Economist,
Richard Asplund, on key market and important issues
concerning the commodity industry. The 2008 Yearbook
Feature articles include:
"2001-08 Commodity Bull Market Reaches Post-War
Record", "U.S. Faces Recession Due to Housing and
Banking System Crises", "World Economy is
Threatened by U.S. Housing Slump", "Crude Oil
Prices Reach Record High Above $100 Per Barrel", "U.S.
Dollar Hits Record Low on U.S. Credit Crunch", and "U.S.
Housing Bubble Bursts and Banking Crisis Ensues."
For anyone dealing in commodities,
The 2008 CRB Commodity Yearbook offers an abundance of
valuable information and indispensable guidance for
decision-making.
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