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1 Nov 2023

Orange juice hit another all-time high this week

Source: Tradingview

30 Oct 2023

How big is the Oil Market ?

by Elements / Visual Capitalist

27 Oct 2023

Uranium narrative has made headlines again...Prices are now back above the levels seen before the Fukushima incident in March 2011...

Source: Game of trades

17 Oct 2023

Cost to move oil has surged!

Since Hamas attacked Israel, freight rates on 16 global routes are up +50%. Biggest gain has been for shipments across the Mediterranean Sea, which are up 2x. This is inflationary Source: Bloomberg, Genevieve Roch-Decter

11 Oct 2023

European gas price jumped to 6mth high as security threats to region’s infrastructure added to rising tensions in Middle East

Q3 Revenue +9% Y/Y to €20.0B (in cc). 🍷 Wines & Spirits -14% to €1.5B. 👜 Fashion & Leather goods +9% to €9.8B. 💅 Perfumes & Cosmetics +9% to €2.0B. 💍 Watches & Jewelry +3% to €2.5B. 🛍️ Selective retailers +26% to €4.1B. Source: Quartr, App Economy Insights

10 Oct 2023

Oil is not going away anytime soon

Source: Markets & Mayhem 🤖

9 Oct 2023

A potential black swan which could follow this week-end attack: both Saudi & Iran oil supply going down?

Source chart: Bloomberg

9 Oct 2023

Chart by Tavi Costa -> Ammonia prices just had the steepest monthly increase on record.

Commodity cycles typically follow a rotational pattern, and these price spikes are not isolated incidents.Oil recently rallied, gasoline prices increased, natural gas started to rise, and now ammonia looks to be initiating its move. This is an inflationary era and an unmistakable one. Source: Tavi Costa, Bloomberg

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