commodity boom

During the commodity boom, the costs of shipping went up dramatically.

The commodities boom has underpinned much of the growth in these countries.

There is no way to measure the significance of speculation in the commodities boom.

The commodities boom also affected the major capitalist powers in different ways.

The result was the commodities boom and a major upward twist to inflation.

At the moment we are relying to heavily on a commodities boom which, like all such booms, will end.

The commodities boom, along with the growing integration of the majority black population into the economy, has helped fuel consumer demand.

His guide is cited as being the chief reason diamonds cost significantly less than what they used to during the commodities boom of that time.

The commodities boom and rising tourism are also helping Malaysia's economy, which is expected to grow 5.5 percent this year.

What makes the mining industry's shortages so severe is that the commodities boom caught it more or less by surprise.

The 2000s commodities boom caused positive effects for many Latin American economies.

"What we're seeing here are the benefits of a diversified portfolio of commodities booming along at the same time."

The nation's oil and commodities boom is driving up the demand for art and antiques among the growing number of rich Russians.

The commodities boom is hugely important.

A commodity price bubble, known as the 2000s commodities boom, was created following the collapse in the mid-2000s housing bubble.

Yet I don't hear anyone saying the US has benefited from the commodities boom or the recent spike in oil prices.

Many countries have benefited from a commodities boom and a 10-fold rise in foreign investment in the past decade, notably from China.

Australia's central bank raised borrowing costs to their highest level in five years, hoping to stave off inflationary pressures from the global commodities boom.

But now oil costs more than $70 a barrel, part of a commodity boom that has lifted the fortunes of Houston's energy companies and their employees.

The commodities boom had increased many less developed countries' (LDC) export earnings, and imports rose with some lag.

The acceleration of inflation, the soft monetary stance of the authorities and the commodities boom all worked to boost stockbuilding.

By contrast, Mr. Rogers says he has been trading commodities since the early 1970's, even before the commodities boom of that decade.

The 2000s commodities boom ("commodities supercycle") increased the prices of commodities, driving aggressive mining.

One of the key drivers of the commodity boom has been China, so whether the bull run ends will depend on whether that country's economy stalls too.

This reflects the fact that the commodities boom was highly generalized, and therefore unlikely to have been a freak coincidence of very different developments in different markets.