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Why an economic downturn may not weigh on oil prices for long. Oil has a long-term inventory issue, and only falling demand will help bring down prices. Why oil prices could climb to $130 a barrel or higher in coming quarters. Oil prices have remained at higher l...
This “inflation” is just the cover for the harmful redistribution of last year’s global supply shock (not money printing dollars). The global economy is clearly hitting the wall of the supply shock and reacting just as markets and curves have been pricing for well...
Aluminum demand has outstripped supply causing falling inventory levels, and many assume prices are due to rise, except they’re not. If inventory continues to fall that must mean demand outstrips supply. Continued high physical delivery premiums stand out as the likely tren...
The combination of high and rising global inflation and the Russia-Ukraine war has been driving commodities higher. Continued supply constraints from the Russia-Ukraine war and a resurgence in China’s economy will most likely support commodity prices for the rest of this year a...
The EU has announced an end to the temporary suspension of anti-dumping duties on rolled aluminum products into the block. The suspension was set to expire in July. Still, it’s indicative of the fact that when countries impose import duties, it often fails to penalize the p...
Global public opinion seems divided on whether or not to impose a “carbon tax” on the metal and mining sector. This goes double for steel. Steel serves as one of the most widely-used building materials in the world. The process depends upon coking coal. Steel produce...
China's National Bureau of Statistics reports 3.36mln tonnes of primary production in April. Record high production after faster production recovery from smelters in the south-west of the country. It's a win for pragmatism which has seen authorities recalibrate priorities and loca...
From copper to iron and aluminum, industrial commodities have been exhibiting a rather synchronized setback going back to the end of March, start of April. This despite supply bottlenecks and production shortfalls which continue to plague each. As with Eurobond prices and credit s...
As the Environmental, Social, and Governance ESG ecosystem evolves, ESG investments must keep the pace to continue providing robust solutions to market participants. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), electric car sales more than doubled between 2020 and 2021. In tota...
The current European marketplace is so tight that UK consumers simply accepted March’s 35% import tariff on Russian deliveries. The only growth in primary aluminum output has been in the Middle East and Asia, where power costs are relatively low. There’s no denying t...