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Commodity
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Price
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Price
Drivers
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Steel
(11/02:
Monthly Data)
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Source
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Latest available movement
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M-o-M%
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Q-o-Q%
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Y-o-Y%
|
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MEPS
|
Global Steel
|
3.0%
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4.5%
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15.4%
|
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MEPS
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North America Steel
|
4.4%
|
9.3%
|
26.7%
|
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MEPS
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Europe Steel
|
1.6%
|
4.6%
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1.4%
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MEPS
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Asia Steel
|
0.8%
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-4.6%
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-2.7%
|
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MEPS
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Global Stainless Steel – HRC Grade 304
|
2.5%
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1.4%
|
6.3%
|
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MEPS
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Global Stainless Steel – HRC Grade 316
|
1.2%
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-1.2%
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7.1%
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SEIFSA (Table E-A)
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South Africa: Domestic steel - Hot rolled
|
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.2%
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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.
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Brent Crude
Oil
(20/02:
Bloomberg)
|
Brent Crude Oil $ 72.02 per
barrel↑
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§
Economic instability
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Exchange
rates:
(20/02: News
24, Reuters, XE.com Inc.)
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ZAR/$ 16.17↓
ZAR/£ 21.74↑
ZAR/€ 19.01↑
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AUD/$ 1.42↓
AUD/CN¥ 0.21↓
AUD/PGK 0.33↓
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BRL/$ 5.21↑
CLP/$ 865.45↓
PEN/$ 3.36↓
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§
Economic instability
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Labour
§
South Africa (01/07)
§
Australia (3Q2025)
|
5.5% average wage increase
3.3% (Labour cost: Total
hourly rates of pay excl. bonuses: Private: All industries)
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§
Strikes & Wage disputes
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Electricity
§
South Africa
(Eskom)
§
Australia (3Q2025)
|
12.74% average
price increase
-0.06% (PPI:
Manufacturing Input: Electricity)
|
§
Possible supply
shortages
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Gold
(20/02: Bloomberg)
(20/02: ETSA
Calculations)
|
Gold $ 5 001.04/troy
ounce↑
Gold R 2 599 928.53/kilogram↑
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§
Economic instability
|
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Platinum
(20/02:
Bloomberg)
|
Platinum $ 2 079.08/troy
ounce↑
|
§
Economic instability
|
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Silver
(20/02:
Bloomberg)
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Silver $ 78.27/troy ounce↑
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§
Economic instability
|
|
Palladium
(20/02:
Kitco)
|
Palladium $ 1 663.00/ounce↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
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Rhodium
(20/02:
Kitco)
|
Rhodium $ 10 725.00/ounce↑
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§
Economic instability
|
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Uranium
(18/02: UxC:
Weekly Spot Price)
|
Uranium $ 89.40/pound↑
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§
Economic instability
|
|
Aluminium
(20/02: LME)
|
Aluminium $ 3 025.75/tonne↓
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§
USA
§
Global demand &
supply
|
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Copper
(20/02: LME)
|
Copper $ 12 625.75/tonne↑
Copper $ 5.73/lb↑
|
§
USA, China, Chile
§
Global demand
|
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Lead
(20/02: LME)
|
Lead $ 1 908.25/tonne↑
|
§
Global demand & supply
§
Economic instability
|
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Coal Richards
Bay
(20/02: ICE)
|
Coal $ 99.50/tonne↑
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§ Global demand & supply
§
Economic instability
|
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Iron Ore 62% Fe
(20/02: CFR)
|
Iron Ore $ 99.61/tonne↓
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§
Global demand & supply
§
Economic instability
|
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Ammonia
(02/02:
Monthly Data)
|
Ammonia
(Arabian Gulf) $ 520.00/tonne↑
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§
USA, China
§
Global demand &
supply
|
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