Analysis of factors of primary nickel prices dynamics
Abstract
The influence of a group of factors – internal and external for the primary nickel market and related to the real and fictitious economy – on the price of the metal is scrutinized in the article. The dependence between the prices dynamics of the basic non-ferrous metals was analyzed. Fluctuations in the balance of nickel consumption and production, changes in production costs of metals started to play a less important role; while other factors, which most of all characterize the speculative component of the price, came to the fore. From the mid 2000’s it is global macroeconomic factors, which characterize the fictitious economy and changes connected with bidding on the London Metal Exchange, that impact the prices of non-ferrous metals. Different modeling approaches for analyzing dynamics of the primary indexes are examined in the article. The results of the modeling of the volumes of the world production and the nickel market (consumption and import) in the USA are presented.
About the Authors
A. V. Sokolov
Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering SB RAS, Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. V. Borodina
Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk
University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, FR
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Sokolov A.V., Borodina A.V. Analysis of factors of primary nickel prices dynamics. World of Economics and Management. 2014;14(3):86–104. (In Russ.)
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