Indekset over råvarepriserne er faldet med 30 pct., siden investorerne begyndte at indkalkulere effekten af coronakrisen.
Uddrag fra ABN Amro:
The corona shock in commodity prices
Sharp sell-off in the CRB index and still more to come
Since the start of 2020, the CRB Index has dropped by 30% since investors started to factor in the impact of the coronavirus economic shock.
Expectations of a recession have resulted in an aggressive downward adjustment in demand expectations for commodities.
In market panics, cyclical assets such as commodities are off-loaded.
In addition, the surge of the US dollar is generally bad news for commodity prices.
We expect the risk-off environment to continue in the coming weeks and months and the dollar to rally by around 5% against a basket of currencies. This will weigh on the CRB index.
Weaker economic data will also continue to dent demand for commodities.
We think that the current sell-off is not over yet, but that most of the weakness is behind us. Markets still need to factor in fully the weakness in demand.
