Commodity Research Bureau – The CRB Commodity Yearbook 2012

There is a book of record for commodity markets.

Since 1939, professional traders, commercial hedgers, portfolio managers, and speculators around the world have come to rely on The CRB Commodity Yearbook to help navigate the uncertainties of the commodities markets.

The book of record of the Commodity Research Bureau is the most comprehensive source of commodity and futures market information available. Its sources are authoritative and its historical scope is second to none.

There is a global breadth and extensive depth of information. Changing trends in supply and demand arepensable. Current and historical pricing is highlighted. Information on more than 100 commodities. A macro tool is used to project price movements. There are trading patterns on a monthly and annual basis.

The Yearbook is essential for identifying changing trends in supply and demand and for projecting important price movements.

Worldwide supply/demand and production/consumption data for all the basic commodities and futures markets, including all the major markets in interest rates, currencies, energy, grains and stock index futures.

There are over 900 tables, graphs and price charts of historical data.

The introductory articles help put the quantitative information in perspective.

Key market and important issues concerning the commodity industry are covered in articles by the Chief Economist of the CRB. The 2012 articles include: Commodity prices fall, but the long-term outlook remains bullish. The U.S. economy is showing signs of life again. The emerging world is favored by two-speed global recovery. There is a return to bullish mode for crude oil prices. The U.S. Dollar is in consolidation mode. The Fed has kept its forecast for near-zero rates. The European debt crisis is close to being contained.

The 2012 CRB Commodity Yearbook is a must-have for anyone dealing in commodities.