★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesMarketsPolitics & Policy Time is Running out for Black Sea Grain Deal Renewal, Yet Wheat Prices Continue Ticking Lower With just 10 days to go before the Black Sea Grain Initiative is set to expire, posturing by Russia suggests…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 7, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & Trade Russia Likely to Renew Black Sea Shipping Deal with Ukraine, But Potential for Wintertime Escalation Looms After several weeks of negotiations, it appears Russia will agree to an extension of their deal with Ukraine, Turkey, and…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 15, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesTransportation Grain Prices Slashed as Shipping Out of Ukraine Resumes, But Serious Risks Remain The first wave of commercial ships to disembark from Ukraine carrying grains and other agricultural goods are nearing their destinations. Easing…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 15, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradeManufacturing & Logistics Aluminum Prices Rapidly Approach Record Highs as Smelters Continue Curbing Production Aluminum smelters across the world are curbing output and, in some cases, shutting down production all together amid rising energy…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 3, 2022
★ 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 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