The next commodity supercycle?

Commodity prices, from copper to corn, are rallying to multi-year highs. A confluence of factors is driving the upswing, with many markets appearing to be in a structural deficit just as the post-pandemic economic recovery gathers pace.
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Oil Slips as Traders Begin to Fret over Inventories

Oil futures fell Tuesday, with analysts noting that nearby futures on U.S. benchmark crude have slumped below laterdated contracts, reflecting concerns over a buildup in inventories after last months Texas deep freeze. West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery was down 76 cents, or 1.1, at 64.63 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The […]
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Billions Poured into ElectricVehicle Companies, but much more will be Needed before the Auto Industry Changes

Wall Street and Silicon Valley poured billions of dollars into electricvehicle and related companies in 2020, betting on their future dominance and in many cases fueling valuations that bear little relation to the companies current or expected production and sales. There is little doubt that the automotive industry is trending toward electric vehicles amid the […]
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Countries Suspend Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine

Health experts say they are disappointed and confused by the flurry of suspensions of the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, warning there is not yet enough data to justify these decisions. Sweden and Latvia on Tuesday joined a fastgrowing list of European countries suspending the use of the vaccine as […]
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