★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & Environment Natural Gas Markets Running Hot as Demand Ratchets up, Supplies Dwindle Natural gas prices have soared nearly 35% over the last month as energy inventories remain concerningly thin heading into the…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 16, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesMarkets Crop Prices Move Higher on Continued Drought Concerns, USDA Lowers Yield Forecasts Unrelenting drought in the US west has led the federal government to declare the first ever water shortage in the…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 19, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy Several Renewed Catalysts Could Boost Copper’s Comeback Copper prices bounced back through July, following a rise in US demand and diminishing influence of Chinese strategic reserve releases…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 3, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & Environment Brazil’s Bad Weather Busts Coffee Crop, Could Signal Longer-Term Climate Concerns A severe drought, followed by a wave of cold temperatures and frost, has now wiped out millions of bags' worth…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 28, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommodities Record Heatwave Worsens US Drought, Potentially Compromising Tight Crop Supplies A massive drought in the US West, which may be the worst in 1,200 years, is only intensifying as cities…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 1, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & Environment Scaling Vertical Farming Tech Could be Key to Battling Climate-Induced Crop, Water Shortages While there seems to be no short-term answer for skyrocketing agricultural commodity futures, higher crop prices have foisted agtech ventures into…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 10, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesManufacturing & LogisticsTechnology Meat Prices, Cybersecurity Concerns Surging as Grilling Season Arrives and Supply Chain Issues Escalate Livestock futures have been steadily climbing in 2021, and rising demand for meat products in a post-pandemic summer could push…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 3, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentManufacturing & Logistics Sand Forecast to be in Short Supply as Mineral-Intensive Construction Projects Quickly Pile Up Sand, a key raw material utilized in infrastructure, energy, and construction projects, is forecast to soon be in short supply.…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 27, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerEconomics & TradeManufacturing & LogisticsTransportation Dry Bulk Shipping Rates Rising Fast on Chinese Commodity Imports, Continually Shrinking Order Book Dry bulk shipping rates have surged to decade highs in recent weeks, following significant shipments of iron ore, met coal, soybeans,…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 5, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy Copper and Lithium Fortunes Boosted by EV Rollout, Breakout Demand Forecasts Rising electrification in America's auto industry is likely to boost the prices of key metals needed to make the electric…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 21, 2021