Commodity price volatility

Will Devlin, Sarah Woods and Brendan Coates
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Will Devlin: Treasury, Government of Australia
Sarah Woods: Treasury, Government of Australia

Economic Roundup, 2011, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: High and volatile commodity prices have returned as a significant global issue, with the prices of many commodities returning to around their mid-2008 peaks. This paper provides an overview of the fundamental drivers of recent price trends and considers the role played by financial speculation in commodity price formation.

Keywords: commodity prices; economic development; resource booms; financial volatility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E30 O13 Q33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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