Publisher's Synopsis
The single most comprehensive source of commodity and futures market information available
Since 1939, professional traders, commercial hedgers, portfolio managers, and speculators have come to regard The CRB Commodity Yearbook as the "bible" of the industry. Here is a wealth of authoritative data, gathered from government reports, private industry, and trade and industry associations, all compiled by the Commodity Research Bureau, the organization of record for the entire commodity industry itself.
Absolutely essential for identifying changing trends in supply and demand and for projecting important price movements, the Yearbook gives the investor:
- Worldwide supply/demand and production/consumption data for all the basic commodities and futures markets—from A(luminum) to Z(inc), including all the major markets in interest rates, currencies, energy, and stock index futures
- Over 900 tables, graphs, and price charts of historical data, many of which show price history dating back to 1920
- Concise introductory articles that describe the salient features of each commodity and help put the quantitative information in perspective
- Articles by prominent professionals on key markets and important issues concerning the commodity industry. The 2000 Yearbook features "Understanding Online Futures Trading," by Joseph H. Zoller; and "Commodity Investment as an Alternative Asset Class" by Raymond T. Murphy
- The classic Foreword from the initial CRB Commodity Year Book, 1939 edition, and a special feature article describing the history of the Commodity Research Bureau
For anyone dealing in commodities, The CRB Commodity Yearbook 2000 offers an abundance of valuable information and indispensable guidance for decision making.
