Assessment
Sector outlook briefing
A half-day working session on price drivers across a commodity complex — useful before budgeting rounds or seasonal buying.
Purpose
When a buying or sales team needs a shared language for a whole complex — base metals, refined products, or softs — a sector outlook briefing gathers the main price drivers into one facilitated session. It is designed for groups of four to twelve people who will make related decisions over the same season.
Included
- Ninety-minute preparation call with the briefing sponsor.
- Presentation materials on balances, seasonality, and curve shape for the agreed complex.
- Facilitated half-day session (up to three hours of content plus discussion).
- Two-page follow-up note capturing consensus views and open questions from the room.
Not included
Individual hedge recommendations for specific positions, or follow-on assessments for every commodity named in the room (those can be commissioned separately).
Process
We agree the sector and season, collect the questions your team actually needs answered, and run the session either at Level 9, 48 Cornhill or by video. Materials are issued twenty-four hours beforehand so participants arrive prepared.
Fees
From £4,200 for a standard half-day. Additional analyst time for heavy custom modelling is quoted after the preparation call. Enquire about a briefing.