Commodities

Energy and electricity prices in Europe set new records every day. Wholesale prices for natural gas are at their highest in years, and have more than doubled since the spring.

September 17, 2021

1944

According to FT, nuclear power companies are facing competition for supplies of uranium from financial investors, who are betting on sharply higher prices and demand for the radioactive material used to fuel reactors.

September 10, 2021

1967

Materials sector stocks ended last week on a -1.03% drop in S&P 500, reversing last week's +2.60% gain.

September 6, 2021

2010

U.S. oil companies are still assessing the damage at the oil rigs caused by Hurricane Ida, where platforms and refineries were struck hard creating numerous damages.

September 1, 2021

1996

Wheat futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange climbed to a three-month high on Thursday after the USDA cut its forecasts for global production and criticized the major wheat exporting countries’ decision to suspend external shipments.

August 16, 2021

1931

First of all, before evaluating the recent abrupt selloff in precious metals, we need to draw parallels with recent misperformance of the cryptos raising eyebrows of so many of us.

August 10, 2021

2014

Copper prices have been steadily growing lately – to the extent when any coincidental and/or cyclical factors are no longer viewed as essential.

August 9, 2021

2252

Coffee futures soared 10% on Thursday, July 22, with prices posting their largest daily gain since early 2014 and reaching their highest mark since November 2014, as a severe combination of drought and frost threatened coffee crops in the world’s largest coffee grower, Brazil.

July 23, 2021

2067

OPEC+ oil and energy ministers eventually fully backed the plan to increase oil production by 2 million bpd by the end of this year, and also extended the agreement beyond April 2022, when it expires.

July 19, 2021

2010