★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & Trade Copper Prices Slid Lower in May, But Problems in Peru Help to Keep Long-Term Supply Squeeze in Play Copper gave up all of its 2023 gains in May as LME inventories begun to recover and industrial activity remained subdued…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 1, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerEconomics & TradeⓁ Travel & LeisureTransportation European Airlines Enjoying Travel Industry Tailwinds Recent earnings reports from Ryanair and EasyJet have painted an optimistic picture for European airlines this summer. Those results coincide with…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 23, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeEnergy & EnvironmentTransportation Refiners Face Fears of Potential Freight Recession as Diesel Prices Continue Dropping Despite plummeting distillate fuel oil stockpiles, down by nearly -10% just this year, diesel prices have continued to slip lower.…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 11, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerEconomics & TradeⓁ Travel & LeisureTransportation Labor Day Holiday Helps Launch China Toward Long-Awaited Travel Recovery China's is wrapping up its first Labor Day holiday without the threat of COVID-induced lockdowns hanging over the nation since…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 3, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradePolitics & Policy Fate of Black Sea Grain Initiative Thrown Back Into Uncertainty by Renewed Russian Demands The quadrilateral Black Sea Grain Deal, which has facilitated the passage of critical wheat supplies from Eastern Europe through the…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 27, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeReal Estate & Construction China’s Real Estate Recovery Slow to Trigger New Construction, Developers Begin New Fundraising Efforts The first expansion of China's real estate sector since 2021 coincided with a better-than-expected first quarter GDP reading this week, indicating…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 20, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsPolitics & Policy China’s Diplomatic Onslaught Likely Key to Sustaining International Growth of Yuan-Denominated Payments China's efforts to build inroads with large emerging market economies has been supercharged by renewed diplomatic efforts across western Asia…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 12, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & Trade Brazil’s Corn Exports Play An Increasingly Critical Role in Global Supply Balance Brazil's corn exports have been supercharged by rapidly rising Chinese demand. It is likely that South America's largest economy could…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 4, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradeEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy OPEC+ Catches Crude Markets Off Guard with Latest Output Cuts, Rising Prices Create Inflation Risk For US Surprise oil production cuts by Saudi Arabia and other nations affiliated with the OPEC+ syndicate pushed crude futures higher to start…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 3, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerEconomics & TradeEnergy & EnvironmentⓁ Solar Chinese Solar Development Off to Rapid Start in 2023, Annual Deployment to Surpass 100 GW Chinese clean energy investments continued to outstrip the US and Europe's combined spend in 2022, pushing total solar deployment in…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 30, 2023