The Almanac of Commodities: 2021-2031

An updated version of this book entitled "The Almanac of Commodities" is now available.A cutting-edge guide to the world´s commodity markets. Commodities soared throughout in 2021. Canola finished the year up over 60%, while gold posted a 4% loss. This book explains why neither market will repeat those runs anytime soon. The Almanac offers full coverage of forty-one of the most widely traded commodities from around the globe:AluminumCanolaCoalCobaltCocoaCoffeeCopperCornCottonCrude OilEthanolGasoilGoldHeating OilIron OreLeadLean HogsLive CattleLumberMilkNatural GasNickelOatsOrange JuicePalladiumPalm OilPlatinumPropaneRBOB GasolineRiceScrap SteelSilverSoybean MealSoybean OilSoybeansSugarTinUraniumWheatZincPlus the S&P GS Commodity IndexFinding the market that best treats your savings is a challenge. Using data on past trends and cycles, Dr. David J. Howden provides a roadmap for the next decade of commodity returns. This almanac of commodities from around the world takes the reader on a centuries-long tour of the most widely traded raw materials and points to where they will go in the future—and where to secure superior returns.Dr. Howden’s statistical methods are intuitive yet sophisticated. With over fifty centuries of financial data under examination, this book supports the idea that while the future doesn’t repeat, it does rhyme. Drawing on more than fifteen years of experience in analyzing financial markets, Dr. Howden guides the investor through the sometimes-overwhelming world of equity markets. The book’s forecasts of the forty-one most highly traded commodities simplify trading decisions for the reader and let him invest his savings where markets will treat his money best.The book’s hundreds of high-quality charts let the reader visualize the historical trends, and its many tables bring together its most essential findings.All investors—from the institutional to the uninitiated—can benefit from this book’s practical and thorough analysis.Platinum is the most undervalued commodity in the world today; Canola is the most overvalued. What about the rest of the commodities? The Almanac of Commodities gives a comprehensive answer to that question and others—and serves as your essential guide to the coming decade. Read more