Recently, nickel is a critical metal for manufacturing stainless steel, rechargeable electric
vehicle batteries, and alloys utilized in the state-of-the-art technologies. The use of more …

This paper models the monthly price volatilities of four precious metals (gold, silver, platinum
and palladium prices) and investigates the macroeconomic determinants (business cycle …

This article evaluates the significance of the empirical models and the distributional
properties of prices in non‐ferrous metal spots and futures markets published in leading …

Many authors suggest that market forces are inadequate to successfully manage the
problems of resource availability and use. The fundamental question is whether these …

Increased interest in high entropy alloys (HEA) s has led to significant activity in the
development of new equimolar multicomponent metal systems. The present viewpoint article …

Much academic and investor analysis and commentary see the four main precious metals as
a single market, integrated and to some degree with each metal a substitute for the other …

This chapter deals with international policy issues relevant to world price volatility in basic
foodstuffs, particularly the extent to which multilateral trade rules are conducive to an …

The theory of storage, as related to commodities, makes two predictions involving the
quantity of the commodity held in inventory. When inventory is low (ie a situation of scarcity) …

This article studies monthly volatility forecasting for the copper market, which is of practical
interest for various participants such as producers, consumers, governments, and investors …

The dynamics of metal prices are not only highly relevant for consumers due to their
extensive uses in various industries, but also for a number of producing countries. For these …