As the new year dawns, we at ComTech are watching developments on a number of fronts. That said, we’ve picked out five that could be bellwethers of the trajectory of the ETRM/CTRM markets in 2019 and beyond: CTRM Demand and Global Economic Uncertainty Global economic developments will likely determine how the last half of 2019 plays out – The die may be largely cast on the first half of 2019 as long sales cycles for new systems means that funnels for deals closing in the first and second quarter of 2019 are pretty much established. We also noted a pick-up in demand late in 2018, especially in ags, softs, metals and liquid hydrocarbons that will spill over into the first half of 2019. However, the last half of the year, where deals will largely close for companies deciding in the next 30 to 90 days to buy a new system (or those currently in the very earliest stages of the buying process) will be determined more by how the global economic situation shakes out in the first and second quarter of 2019. With trade battles being fought on a number of fronts, uncertain economic news out of the US and… continue reading
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