Field to Mine: Navigating New Horizons in Commodity Markets
Significant expansion in our commodities coverage means that we are now a one-stop shop for those seeking commodity price forecasts underpinned by robust economic and sector forecasting models. This webinar provides a forecast overview of the main commodities we forecast in addition to the key commodity prices we have added this round – agricultural commodities and battery metals.
In this webinar we addressed the following questions:
• What does the escalation in tensions in the Middle East mean for oil prices?
• Does China’s upside GDP surprise or Russian sanctions change our industrial metals narrative?
• What is behind gold’s recent rally and will prices keep reaching new highs?
• Were high prices for battery metals like lithium a bubble?
• What is underpinning the fallback in food commodity prices and will this continue?

Diego Cacciapuoti
Economist

Diego Cacciapuoti
Economist
London, United Kingdom
Diego is part of the Industry team where he contributes to the forecasting and monitoring of commodities and he is responsible for the monthly precious metals and agricultural price forecasts. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, Diego gained work experience at Record Currency Management and completed an MPhil in Economics at the University of Oxford. Diego is fluent in English, French, and Italian

Kiran Ahmed
Lead Economist
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Lead Economist
London, United Kingdom
Kiran joined Oxford Economics as an Economist in August 2007. She works on the Industry and Global Macroeconomic Services as well as on consultancy work. Her work for the Industry Service primarily involves the basic metals and engineering sectors, and for the Global Macroeconomic Service includes forecasts for commodity prices and the several East Asian economies.

Toby Whittington
Lead Economist
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Lead Economist
London, United Kingdom
Toby Whittington oversees the Industry Service coverage for the Asia-Pacific region. His principal focus is on sectoral trends across Asia in key industries such as automotives, chemicals and high-tech goods. Before taking on his current role, Toby oversaw Oxford Economics’ energy forecasts, covering the oil & gas and renewables sectors. Toby is currently based in Singapore having previously worked for Oxford Economics in the UK and US.

Stephen Hare
Lead Economist
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Stephen Hare
Lead Economist
London, United Kingdom
Stephen is part of the Industry team where he is responsible for the extraction sector forecasts and contributes to the monthly commodity price forecasts for iron and steel. Stephen joined Oxford Economics in January 2018 after completing his MSc in finance and econometrics at Queen Marys University of London.
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