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An overview of Commodities - Metals
Access all the metals commodities news, insights and content you need with Eikon.
From exchange data to supply and demand fundamentals, our metals content provides you a unique understanding of this global market and puts you at the centre of a dynamic trading community.
With data including pricing and exclusive research and forecasts, grasp exactly where the market is, where it has been and where it is likely to go next.
Key Facts
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Geographical coverageEMEANorth America
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HistoryFrom 1950 in DatastreamFrom 2016 in Eikon
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Data formatCSVDelimitedGZIPHTMLJSONPCAPPDFParquetPythonSQLString FormatTextUser InterfaceXMLZip Archive
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Delivery mechanismAPICloudDeployed/Onsite ServersDesktopDigital FilesExcelFTPRSS FeedSFTPSQLWebsite
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Data frequencyContinuousDailyWeeklyMonthlySemiannualAnnual
Features & Benefits
What you get with Commodities - Metals
- Extensive market coverage: Content includes precious metals, base metals, minor metals, iron ore, steel, and mining.
- Detailed forward-looking and historical insight into the underlying drivers of mine economics. We enable you to identify profitable gold (over 350 projects and mines) and copper (over 26 largest copper producing companies) and analyse which mines and projects offer the best growth opportunities.
- Real-time and historical prices: Detailed real-time**, delayed and historical pricing from all the major commodities exchanges around the world.
- Research and forecasts: Our Research team provide independent analysis and research into metals markets. Outlooks and forecasts cover all key traded metals over a wide range of forward looking periods, plus historic analysis and independent analyst commentary.
- Fundamentals data: Deep insights into the physical and futures markets provide a consolidated set of current and historical metals supply and demand data. A clear intuitive interface enables you to drill down to explore by commodity, region or date – and immediately view meaningful graphs and tables, or download to Excel.
- Interactive map: Analyse risks with a visual representation of the key factors that affect the supply chain and impact prices. See over 350 mines and projects with detailed data on mine profile including production, operating and owning company, operating cost, capital cost, and cash flow analysis.
- Third-party specialist data: Covering data from Platts, Argus, Fastmarkets, Custeel, Asian Metal, Steelorbis, Steelhome, Antaike**.
- FX rates: Extensive spot/cross rates as well as major forward currency rates.
- Shipping: View in real-time what’s happening on the water, at the port, and across the supply chain. Data includes freight-rates, forward freight agreements, shipping equities, fixtures, fleet analysis, distance calculator, bunker prices as well as port activity and shipping news.
- Power your applications with market data feed handlers offering robust performance and comprehensive features or access our cloud data store of full-depth, raw exchange PCAP data**.
- ** Information subject to Third-Party Providers' terms and conditions is not included in Refinitiv Access, unless included as part of a Capability in Refinitiv Access. Please refer to your account manager
How it works
Accessing the dataset
This dataset can be used by the following products. Talk to us to learn more about different packages and offerings.
Refinitiv Data Platform
The Refinitiv Data Platform delivers a single, consistent data experience to access, distribute and build with Refinitiv and third party data. With cloud-enabled platform capabilities and flexible distribution options, the Refinitiv Data Platform enables faster deployment of applications, greater scale with workflow-critical analytics and a reimagined approach to technology innovation, data distribution and management
- Data Formats:
- JSON
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- API
- Service Frequencies:
- Real time
- Real time delayed
- Real time conflated
Eikon
Refinitiv Eikon delivers a powerful combination of information, analytics and exclusive news on financial markets – delivered in an elegant and intuitive desktop and mobile interface.
- Data Formats:
- CSV
- XML
- JSON
- User Interface
- Python
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- API
- Desktop
- Excel
- Service Frequencies:
- Daily
Refinitiv On Demand
Refinitiv On Demand is a delivery channel for Refinitiv content and capabilities enabling clients to customize the information they want to receive on a bespoke basis. Refinitiv On Demand provides a consultative approach to provide efficient, timely custom solutions to help clients make informed decisions. The final reports and analysis are delivered to clients via email.
Note: Refinitiv On Demand is not available as part of a Refinitiv Access deal. Please consult your account manager.
- Data Formats:
- Text
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- Digital Files
- Service Frequencies:
- On-demand
Workspace
Refinitiv Workspace delivers a powerful combination of information, analytics and exclusive news on financial markets – delivered in an elegant and intuitive desktop and mobile interface.
- Data Formats:
- CSV
- XML
- JSON
- User Interface
- Python
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- API
- Desktop
- Excel
- Service Frequencies:
- Daily
Refinitiv Quantitative Analytics
Refinitiv Quantitative Analytics – a powerful, scalable platform to manage, maintain and integrate quantitative analysis and investment data. It is available with the following deployment options:
o Deployed (On Premise)
o Deployed (VM Hosted)
o Cloud (Azure)
o Cloud (Snowflake)
- Data Formats:
- SQL
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- Deployed/Onsite Servers
- Service Frequencies:
- Intraday snapshot
Refinitiv Datastream
Welcome to Datastream, our historical financial database with over 40 million individual instruments or indicators across all major asset classes, including 15 million economic indicators. It features 100+ years of data, across 175 countries – the information and tools you need to interpret market trends, economic cycles, and the impact of world events.
Datastream is available via Datastream Advance (EOL Sept 2021) or via Eikon DFO, Eikon R&A, Refinitiv Workspace for Students, Refinitiv Workspace for Academics, Refinitiv Workspace for Wealth. It is expected to be included in many more variants of Refinitiv Workspace during 2021.
Datafeed access is via Datastream Data Loader & Datastream Web Service (which includes Matlab, EViews, Python, R & codebook integration)
Client desktop tools include
DFO (Datastream for Office)
Datastream Charting, including Chartbook
Navigator - Search & Navigation tool
- Data Formats:
- HTML
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- RSS Feed
- API
- Desktop
- Service Frequencies:
- Daily
Refinitiv DataScope Select
Refinitiv DataScope Select is a unique platform that offers intuitive, cross-asset and timely access to all of Refinitiv reference and pricing data. Data is delivered by Refinitiv DataScope Select across the following platforms: HTTP/HTTPS, SFTP and API.
- Data Formats:
- CSV
- XML
- Zip Archive
- GZIP
- Delimited
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- FTP
- API
- SFTP
- Service Frequencies:
- Real time prices
- Daily reference data changes
Refinitiv DataScope Plus
Refinitiv DataScope Plus delivers bulk end of day pricing and intraday reference and entity data that updates automatically every 15 minutes based to ensure clients’ security masters are current and accurate.
- Data Formats:
- XML
- Zip Archive
- GZIP
- Delimited
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- FTP
- SFTP
- Service Frequencies:
- Daily
Refinitiv Real-Time - Direct
Refinitiv Real-Time Direct is a low latency feed handler that delivers data on an Exchange-by-Exchange basis. Refinitiv offers a low latency solution without the problems associated with managing feeds and software by combining the fastest speed in the market with a remote management capability.
- Data Formats:
- String Format
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- API
- Service Frequencies:
- Real time delayed
- Daily
Refinitiv Real-Time - Ultra Direct
Proven technology for market participants requiring ultra low-latency market data of the highest quality. Power your applications with our market data feed handler, which offers robust performance and comprehensive features.
- Data Formats:
- PCAP
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- API
- Service Frequencies:
- Real time delayed
- Daily
Refinitiv Tick History - PCAP
Refinitiv Tick History - PCAP is a cloud-based, 20+ petabyte repository of ultra-high quality global market data, captured directly in the exchange data centres. It enables you to access complete sets of lossless, top-of-book and full-depth data (Levels 1, 2 and 3) in your choice of format. You can save bandwidth and compute costs by bringing your query to our cloud, seamlessly pulling down only the data or pre-configured analytics you need.
- Data Formats:
- CSV
- PCAP
- Parquet
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- API
- SFTP
- Cloud
- Service Frequencies:
- Real time delayed, Daily
Refinitiv Tick History Workbench
We developed Refinitiv Tick History Workbench with the analyst in mind leveraging standard tools and pre-built examples. Move away from data management and focus on analysing market microstructure, trading strategies or execution quality. Refinitiv Tick History Workbench includes SQL access to RTH-PCAP with 20+ petabytes of data including Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 data feeds. Your business will be powered by the highest quality top-of-book and depth-of-book data.
- Data Formats:
- CSV
- SQL
- Python
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- Website
- API
- SQL
- Service Frequencies:
- Real time delayed, Daily
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