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Indonesia controls 60.2% of global nickel production and has cut its 2026 mining quota to 30% |• The impact spans jet engines, stainless steel, EV batteries, an...

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Trump, Hormuz, and the Limits of Presidential Power Over Gas Prices | Trump's current Hormuz strategy is not the first time a president has moved oil markets th...

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Oil Backwardation, Not $100 Crude, Is the Real Warning | The futures curve structure is more significant than the headline price. | Extreme backwardation create...

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Hong Kong's IPO Boom: 489% Surge Makes It the World's No. 1 Market | Hong Kong raised HK$109.9 billion (about US$14.1 billion) from 40 IPOs, a 489% increase yea...

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Why is China Accumulating Silver? The AI Critical Mineral War | China imported over 790 tons of silver in early 2026 | IEA reports that China leads refining for...

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France's 129-Ton Gold Arbitrage: A $15B Masterstroke | The 129-tonne tranche accounted for approximately 5.3% of France’s reserves | Banque de France completed ...

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How the Global Economy Will Look After the War and Why It Won’t Return to Normal |• Governments worldwide have depleted strategic reserves, expanded deficits, a...

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Gold Rises as Oil Falls: What the Market Is Hedging Now | Gold rising while oil falls is not a contradiction. | Gold traded near $4,830 an ounce on April 8

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BRICS+ nations now hold 17.4% of global gold reserves, up from 11.2% in 2019. Combined holdings exceed 6,000 tonnes | • The dollar’s share of global foreign exc...

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From Petrodollar to Petroyuan: The Biggest Currency Shift Since 1974 | The dollar’s share of global foreign exchange reserves has fallen to roughly 57%, its low...

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Century Aluminum (CENX) Stock Surges on New Metal Tariffs | CENX surged nearly 28% following President Trump's announcement | Global aluminium prices hit a four...

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Asia’s Fuel Shortage Is Creating a Domino Effect Across Global Markets | • The Philippines has declared a national energy emergency | • Indonesia: The $22.5 Bil...

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Gold's Safe-Haven Shift: Why It Trades Like a Risk Asset Now | Rates remain a headwind. The 10-year Treasury yield is around 4.3%, and the 10-year real yield is...

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From Oil to Fertilizer to Food: The Inflation Chain Nobody Sees The Strait of Hormuz carries one-third of global seaborne fertilizer trade, and its closure has ...

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Paper Oil vs Physical Oil: The $40 Gap Traders Are Missing

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