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Commodity
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Price
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Price
Drivers
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Steel
(05/11:
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
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-0.2%
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-2.6%
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4.4%
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MEPS
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North America Steel
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0.1%
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-2.7%
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13.3%
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MEPS
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Europe Steel
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-1.0%
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-0.9%
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-1.2%
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MEPS
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Asia Steel
|
0.0%
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-3.4%
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-8.1%
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MEPS
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Global Stainless Steel – HRC Grade 304
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0.0%
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-1.2%
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-3.5%
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MEPS
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Global Stainless Steel – HRC Grade 316
|
0.8%
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1.1%
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0.6%
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SEIFSA (Table E-A)
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South Africa: Domestic steel - Hot rolled
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0.0%
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0.2%
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3.7%
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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
(05/11:
Bloomberg)
|
Brent Crude Oil $ 64.39 per
barrel↓
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§
Economic instability
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Exchange
rates:
(05/11: News
24, Reuters, XE.com Inc.)
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ZAR/$ 17.50↑
ZAR/£ 22.80↑
ZAR/€ 20.11↑
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AUD/$ 1.54↑
AUD/CN¥ 0.22↑
AUD/PGK 0.36↓
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BRL/$ 5.40↑
CLP/$ 946.86↑
PEN/$ 3.38↑
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§
Economic instability
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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)
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§
Strikes & Wage disputes
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Electricity
§
South Africa
(Eskom)
§
Australia (2Q2025)
|
12.74% average
price increase
5.42% (PPI:
Manufacturing Input: Electricity)
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§
Possible supply
shortages
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Gold
(05/11: Bloomberg)
(05/11: ETSA
Calculations)
|
Gold $ 3 970.48/troy
ounce↓
Gold R 2 233 943.18/kilogram↑
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§
Economic instability
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Platinum
(05/11:
Bloomberg)
|
Platinum $ 1 539.44/troy
ounce↓
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§
Economic instability
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Silver
(05/11:
Bloomberg)
|
Silver $ 47.54/troy ounce↓
|
§
Economic instability
|
|
Palladium
(05/11:
Kitco)
|
Palladium $ 1 382.00/ounce↓
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§
Economic instability
|
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Rhodium
(05/11:
Kitco)
|
Rhodium $ 7 550.00/ounce↓
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§
Economic instability
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Uranium
(05/11: UxC:
Weekly Spot Price)
|
Uranium $ 79.85/pound↑
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§
Economic instability
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Aluminium
(05/11: LME)
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Aluminium $ 2 852.75/tonne↓
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§
USA
§
Global demand &
supply
|
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Copper
(05/11: LME)
|
Copper $ 10 600.00/tonne↓
|
§
USA, China, Chile
§
Global demand
|
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Lead
(05/11: LME)
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Lead $1 989.00/tonne↓
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§
Global demand & supply
§
Economic instability
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Coal Richards
Bay
(05/11: ICE)
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Coal $ 86.80/tonne↑
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§
Global demand &
supply
§
Economic instability
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Iron Ore 62% Fe
(05/11: CFR)
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Iron Ore $ 104.52/tonne↓
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§
Global demand & supply
§
Economic instability
|
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Ammonia
(04/11:
Monthly Data)
|
Ammonia
(Arabian Gulf) $ 416.90/tonne↑
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§
USA, China
§
Global demand &
supply
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