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PB95237111

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	Santos, F.; Rasmussen, T.
Page Count	36
Abstract	The paper will demonstrate analytically and empirically, the very different financial environment in which metal producers and processors of the 1990's must operate. It begins by summarizing the movements away from -- Producer pricing; Fixed exchange rates; Interest rate ceilings. It goes on to compare fluctuations in metals, prices, exchange rates, and interest rates during the post World War II era until the early 1970's and then from the early 1970's until 1992. Finally, historical data on aluminum, copper, lead, and zinc prices and US$/Yen exchange rates are used to calculate measures of price and exchange rate volatility.
Keywords	Risk Metal industry Nonferrous castings Economic impact Prices Lead(Metal) Aluminum Copper Commodities
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	71N - Nonferrous Metals & Alloys 96A - Domestic Commerce, Marketing, & Economics
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Library of Congress catalog card no. 95-79.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199519

Impact of Financial Price Risk on the U.S. Nonferrous Metals Industry. Mineral Issues: An Analytical Series, April 1995.

Impact of Financial Price Risk on the U.S. Nonferrous Metals Industry. Mineral Issues: An Analytical Series, April 1995.
PB95237111

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	Santos, F.; Rasmussen, T.
Page Count	36
Abstract	The paper will demonstrate analytically and empirically, the very different financial environment in which metal producers and processors of the 1990's must operate. It begins by summarizing the movements away from -- Producer pricing; Fixed exchange rates; Interest rate ceilings. It goes on to compare fluctuations in metals, prices, exchange rates, and interest rates during the post World War II era until the early 1970's and then from the early 1970's until 1992. Finally, historical data on aluminum, copper, lead, and zinc prices and US$/Yen exchange rates are used to calculate measures of price and exchange rate volatility.
Keywords	Risk Metal industry Nonferrous castings Economic impact Prices Lead(Metal) Aluminum Copper Commodities
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	71N - Nonferrous Metals & Alloys 96A - Domestic Commerce, Marketing, & Economics
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Library of Congress catalog card no. 95-79.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199519