Commodity
|
Price
|
Price
Drivers
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Steel
(09/09:
Monthly Data)
|
Source
|
Latest available movement
|
M-o-M%
|
Q-o-Q%
|
Y-o-Y%
|
MEPS
|
Global Steel
|
-1.6%
|
-1.3%
|
4.0%
|
MEPS
|
North America Steel
|
-0.9%
|
0.0%
|
12.4%
|
MEPS
|
Europe Steel
|
0.0%
|
-6.0%
|
-6.1%
|
MEPS
|
Asia Steel
|
-2.5%
|
-0.5%
|
-5.0%
|
MEPS
|
Global Stainless Steel – HRC Grade 304
|
-2.0%
|
0.7%
|
-6.5%
|
MEPS
|
Global Stainless Steel – HRC Grade 316
|
-1.1%
|
3.4%
|
-3.3%
|
SEIFSA (Table E-A)
|
South Africa: Domestic steel - Hot rolled
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
-3.2%
|
|
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Iron-ore
§
Nickel
§
China
§
India
§
Steel consumption
increases when economies are growing, as governments invest in infrastructure
and transport, and build new factories and houses.
|
Brent Crude
Oil
(18/09:
Bloomberg)
|
Brent Crude Oil $ 67.72 per
barrel↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
Exchange
rates:
(18/09: News
24, Reuters, XE.com Inc.)
|
ZAR/$ 17.46↓
ZAR/£ 23.75↓
ZAR/€ 20.59↓
|
AUD/$ 1.51↑
AUD/CN¥ 0.21↑
AUD/PGK 0.36↑
|
BRL/$ 5.31↑
CLP/$ 952.57↑
PEN/$ 3.48↑
|
§
Economic instability
|
Labour
§
South Africa (01/07)
§
Australia (2Q2025)
|
5.5% average wage increase
3.3% (Labour cost: Total
hourly rates of pay excl. bonuses: Private: All industries)
|
§
Strikes & Wage disputes
|
Electricity
§
South Africa
(Eskom)
§
Australia (2Q2025)
|
12.74% average
price increase
5.42% (PPI:
Manufacturing Input: Electricity)
|
§
Possible supply
shortages
|
Gold
(18/09: Bloomberg)
(18/09: ETSA
Calculations)
|
Gold $ 3 657.65/troy
ounce↓
Gold R 2 053 229.27/kilogram↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
Platinum
(18/09:
Bloomberg)
|
Platinum $ 1 374.33/troy
ounce↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
Silver
(18/09:
Bloomberg)
|
Silver $ 41.82/troy ounce↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
Palladium
(18/09:
Kitco)
|
Palladium $ 1 160.00/ounce↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
Rhodium
(18/09:
Kitco)
|
Rhodium $ 6 825.00/ounce↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
Uranium
(17/09: UxC:
Weekly Spot Price)
|
Uranium $ 75.15/pound↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
Aluminium
(18/09: LME)
|
Aluminium $ 2 690.50/tonne↓
|
§
USA
§
Global demand &
supply
|
Copper
(18/09: LME)
|
Copper $ 9 893.50/tonne↓
|
§
USA, China, Chile
§
Global demand
|
Lead
(18/09: LME)
|
Lead $ 1 949.50/tonne↓
|
§
Global demand & supply
§
Economic instability
|
Coal Richards
Bay
(18/09: ICE)
|
Coal $ 84.40/tonne→
|
§
Global demand &
supply
§
Economic instability
|
Iron Ore 62% Fe
(18/09: CFR)
|
Iron Ore $ 105.30/tonne↓
|
§
Global demand & supply
§
Economic instability
|
Ammonia
(02/09:
Monthly Data)
|
Ammonia
(Arabian Gulf) $ 331.00/tonne↑
|
§
USA, China
§
Global demand &
supply
|
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