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Europe’s gas imports from russia overtook supplies from the US for the first time in almost two years in May, despite the region’s efforts to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels since the full scale invasion of Ukraine. While one-off factors drove the reversal, it highlights the difficulty of further reducing Europe’s dependence on gas from Russia, with several eastern European countries still relying on imports from their neighbour. The US overtook Russia as a supplier of gas to Europe in September 2022, and has since 2023 accounted for about a fifth of the region’s supply. But last month, Russian-piped gas and LNG shipments accounted for 15 per cent of total supply to the EU, UK, Switzerland, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia, according to data from ICIS. LNG from the US made up 14 per cent of supply to the region, its lowest level since August 2022, the ICIS data showed. Link to Article >>> https://lnkd.in/eJJjKBFi Source: FT
Brent Crude Oil could plummet to $60/barrel in 2025 warns Citi
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US family offices currently allocate just 1% of their assets to commodities, including gold.
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Commodities' seasonality
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Brent oil bullish bets at 10 year low
Source: Bloomberg
Oil prices crash nearly 10% in 5 days over fears around weakening global demand.
Even as OPEC just extended oil production cuts of 2 million barrels per day, oil prices are nearing their 2024 lows. Recent data suggests that US economic activity in manufacturing and construction is slowing. As a result, oil prices are down 16% from their April peak and up just 3% year-to-date Source: The Kobeissi Letter
Interesting technical development for the uranium mining stocks with the $URA ETF trading at a 10-year high while sector leader Cameco $CCJ is trading at a new all-time-high.
Source: J-C Parets
As expected, OPEC+ agreed to extend its oil supply cuts, delegates said, as the group continues its efforts to avert a global surplus and shore up prices.
The so-called “voluntary” cuts from key members including Saudi Arabia and Russia, which total roughly 2 million barrels a day and were set to expire at the end of June, will continue until the end of 2024, delegates said, asking not to be named because the talks were private. Source: Bloomberg
