Barani Krishnan's Comment & Analysis
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Corn prices are having their biggest rally in 15 weeks as "prevent planting,” a form of crop rationing by US farmers, looks set to add to the global squeeze in the grain’s supply.The...
In a 1959 speech, John F. Kennedy famously said:
“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters—one represents danger and one represents...
Orange juice futures may be poised to return to five-year highs as another hyperactive hurricane season looks set to start in the Atlantic Ocean, adding pressure to the orange crop in...
China, the world’s biggest buyer of metals, is emerging from its longest coronavirus lockdowns in two years, sending positive vibes across industries, particularly those involving construction...
Investors and policy-makers await US inflation numbers this week. But the oil market is front-running their worry, hitting multi-month highs from the combination of a European ban on Russian supply,...
You know the saying: Quid pro quo.OPEC’s bigger-than-usual production pledge for July and August is being fashioned as a gambit by Saudi Arabia to pave the path for an ice-breaking visit to...
What will this summer bring in terms of natural gas fills?With US gas storage persistently below five-year averages from either lower-than-expected production, inclement weather, or Europe’s...
Arabica coffee futures finished higher in May, for the first time in four months. But is the sell-off that began at the end of January over?The commodity’s charts suggest so, although questions...
Crude prices are likely to attempt a return to the Ukraine-invasion highs of March as the European Union moves forward with a ban on most Russian oil products and as China ends its more than...
It’s getting riskier to be a natural gas bear amid the approaching summer.Gas futures on New York’s Henry Hub flew above the $9 mark for the first time since 2008, stopping about 60 cents...