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Food

Food Inflation Is Back. This Time the Shock Starts Before the Harvest.

US grocery prices rose 0.7% in April, the sharpest monthly increase in nearly four years, while food-at-home prices were 2.9% higher year-on-year. Fresh vegetables...
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Nickel

Nickel Prices Hit Two-Year High as Indonesia Tightens Supply

📌 Key Takeaways Nickel rose as much as 1.8% to $19,350/t, the highest intraday level since June 2024.   Indonesia produced an estimated 2.6 million tonnes...
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Coal

US coal gets a war boost — but costs are choking the upside

Seaborne thermal coal prices jumped more than 25% in the first weeks after the Strait of Hormuz crisis, US coal consumption rose 10% in...
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Natural Gas

EU Gas Storage Running Low as Hormuz Squeezes LNG

📌 Key Takeaways EU gas storage was 28.9% full on April 10, the lowest level for that date since 2021.   Europe may need to inject...
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Energy

US Oil Exports Surge on Iran War Demand, But America Not A Limitless Swing Supplier

📌 Key Takeaways U.S. crude exports jumped to 5.2 million barrels per day in the week to April 10, the highest in seven months, as...
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Cobalt

Strait of Hormuz Closure Drives US Critical Minerals Reshoring

📌 Key Takeaways The Strait of Hormuz handled about 20 million barrels per day in 2024, equal to roughly 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption,...
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Geopolitics

Strait of Hormuz Closure Hits Energy and Mineral Markets

📌 Key Takeaways Around 20% of global oil and petroleum product consumption and about 20% of global LNG trade moved through the Strait of Hormuz...
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Copper

Copper Hits Record High as Supply Squeeze Meets AI Demand

Copper has hit another record high, with U.S. futures settling at $6.6495/lb, up 38% from a year ago. And...
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Food

Food Inflation Is Back. This Time the Shock Starts Before the Harvest.

US grocery prices rose 0.7% in April, the sharpest monthly increase in nearly four years, while food-at-home prices were...
Copper

Copper Tops $14,000 as Supply Squeeze Pushes Market Toward Record High

Copper has hit prices $14,000 a tonne. The metal rallied for an eighth straight session on Wednesday, touching $14,196.50/t on...

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