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If China were to continue to pursue a Zero Covid policy amidst rising case counts, supply chains originating in Asia could get shut down again. On the food front, wheat is particularly vulnerable to a prolonged conflict, which has been reflected in the performance of wheat futures. ...
While a comparison of those historic milestones with today’s circumstances in Ukraine may be a stretch, the global energy crisis resulting from the world’s response to Russia’s actions in the region have the potential to serve an analogous good. Where nascent conc...
The war in Ukraine has led to disruptions in gas markets and global supply chains. Some of the services categories that are the most sensitive to wage inflation are also looking pretty hot right now. The Fed’s pivot toward higher interest rates to corral inflation makes for...
The sanctions imposed on the Russian government and companies, along with countermeasures by Russian authorities, have caused further disruption to commodity markets and contributed to rising prices. Sanctions against Russia, along with countermeasures by Russian authorities and self-...
In the following article reprinted from May 2020, Jim Puplava explained the difficulty OPEC nations face in producing more oil and why investors should position for a coming energy shock and much higher inflation. It is widely believed the Saudis could produce 12.5 million barrels a d...
Crude oil supply and demand issues are creating a bullish stance. Buying crude oil sensitive companies on weakness makes the most sense. Factors driving this bullish stance include: the Russian quandary, abandonments of sensible crude transportation between the US and Canada and w...
Currently yielding 2.78%, US 10-year US Treasury notes pay out far more than the 10-year bonds of any of the major European nations. The war in Ukraine is friendly for the dollar because as the world’s reserve currency, it is considered the safest place to be. We’ll ...
Sonatrach made the second hydrocarbon discovery in the Liassic play of the Benoud Trough with the drilling of the Ouled Sidi Cheikh 1 (OSC-1) wildcat. If the initial success in the Benoud Trough is confirmed, as OSC-1 suggests, this would be a big breath of fresh air for the Algerian ...
Natural gas prices continue to rally as US gas prices lag vs. the rest of the world. Natural gas bears need to realize that we're no longer in the shale era price band. Absolute low levels of storage, disciplined production, and high LNG gas exports are finally starting to break t...
Due to the war in Ukraine and the resulting sanctions and embargoes - on top of the already interrupted supply chain, plus a new COVID outbreak in China - global trade is grinding down to a slow-motion “holding” action. As a result of these disruptions, PMIs all over the...