Losses follow three years of strong gains for Andurand clients Trader’s bullish oil calls have met with lower prices in 2023 Oil trader Pierre Andurand’s losses deepened this month, with his hedge fund slumping to […]
Spot prices for the main ingredient in solar photovoltaic systems are crashing hard and fast, fueled by a glut in China’s solar panel supply chain. Some companies manufacturing polysilicon make solar panels at a loss, […]
Panama Canal officials have enforced a vessel draft restriction because of a severe water crisis. We noted in a piece weeks ago titled “Panama Canal Hit By Shipping Restrictions As Water Crisis Set To Worsen” […]
European natural gas prices erupted Friday for the largest daily gain in a year as Bloomberg pointed out, “Traders reassess supply risks amid signs of global competition for the fuel and a heat wave bearing […]
Modern societies would be impossible without mass-scale production of many man-made materials. We could have an affluent civilization that provides plenty of food, material comforts, and access to good education and health care without any […]
Hunger levels are rising around the world. As many as 828 million people – or 10 percent of the world’s population – go to bed hungry each night, 46 million more than the previous year, […]
Steel is a critical component of modern industry and economy, essential for the construction of buildings, automobiles, and many other appliances and infrastructure used in our daily lives. Visual Capitalist’s Niccolo Conte create this infographic, […]
The idea that commodity markets can only yield short-term gains isn’t entirely accurate. During a commodities supercycle, investors can still expect long-term gains of a similar nature, and volatility, to equities. What Are Commodity Supercycles? A […]
Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com, Physical nickel markets have become oversupplied in 2023. A new wave of supply from Indonesia has put prices under pressure. International Nickel Study Group: the nickel market will face […]
Last August, we were the first to show how Russia was bypassing Europe’s so-called commodities embargo: it was selling LNG to China which was then re-selling it to Europe at a substantial mark up. And […]
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