Latest articles on Commodities

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Ugandan budget: Striking a balance between infrastructure and social sectors is key

Africa Staff Reporter - 11 Jun 2018

In coming years, Uganda's GDP growth is set to accelerate as recent and ongoing public investments begin to yield returns

Commodities back from the dead

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Jan 2017

Finally, analysts are prepared to vouch that the worst is over but some warnings persist.

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Commodities price revival boosts JSE all-share index

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Mar 2016

The well-diversified index has taken off as a result of a renewed interest in commodities.

Commodities on a slippery slope

Africa Staff Reporter - 14 Jan 2016

Africa’s oil-producing and metal-rich giants face a difficult year in which growth will be hampered.

Steel sinks as China’s growth slows

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Nov 2015

Producers are taking a big hit and there is little chance of exporting the surplus.

Gold leads commodities plunge

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Jul 2015

The big sell-off of the metal is a symptom of the global price slumps - and the worst is yet to come.

Oil bonanza is not only good news

Article Thalia Holmes - 4 Dec 2014

The fall in prices of commodities, which are South Africa's lifeline, will offset lower fuel costs.

Commodity slump erodes revenue

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Feb 2014

Weaker demand for mineral products and labour unrest have been flagged as economic risk factors.

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Gold up on news of US rating downgrade

Article Nicholas Larkin - 17 Oct 2013

Analysts have warned against too much optimism, saying investors turn to the metal when they are worried about the dollar.

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Maize futures slide to lowest in a month as rand climbs

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Sep 2013

Maize futures has fallen to a one-month low as the strengthening of the rand made imports more affordable.

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Commodities: Modest recovery on the cards

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Jun 2013

There has been a return of commodity risk, with commodities breaking free of their ties to other asset classes and delivering different performances.

Editorial: Rand buried in consensus politics

Article Editorial - 31 May 2013

Labour unrest that has taken new and more challenging forms is compounding the effects of slumping commodity prices.

Mining chiefs don’t measure up

Article Staff Reporter - 3 May 2013

No one wants even to conceive what will happen to our resource shares if commodity prices fall further from current levels.

Mega-miner deal set to close soon

Article Lloyd Gedye - 19 Oct 2012

The mooted merger between commodities trader Glencore and mining company Xstrata is likely to face few regulatory hurdles in South Africa.

Glencore Xstrata could irk authorities over merger plans

Article Lynley Donnelly - 10 Feb 2012

But Glencore and Xstrata executives maintain that they are merely consolidating their business.

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