COVID-19, weather conditions, market fundamentals leave corn markets in turmoil
S&P Global Platts agriculture specialists Liz Thang, Rafael Savoia, Sergio Alvarado, and Andrei Agapi examine the factors driving corn prices as trading communities in Asia and the Americas try to man...
7 Apr 202017min
'Cheap oil' takes VLCC freight for a bull ride on floating storage play
The tsunami of IMO 2020 turned into a tidal wave of cheap oil as producers flood the crude oil market and refiners cut runs amid the COVID-19 demand destruction. In the meantime crude is heading towar...
3 Apr 202012min
With production cutbacks in autos and aerospace, coronavirus hits aluminum
Metals like aluminum and steel had been relatively unaffected as COVID-19 began to spread in the US, but the shift came as automakers – including The Big 3 and others – announced temporary production ...
31 Mar 202010min
Are there signs of economic recovery in the shipping markets?
The shipping markets are often considered a bellwether of global trade, and the dry bulk and container markets are on their knees due to the coronavirus pandemic. Editors George Griffiths and Sam Ecke...
31 Mar 20207min
Falling number: European wheat in a new price environment
Global commodity markets have been hit by a combination of the oil price war and the coronavirus pandemic, and European wheat is no exception. Robert Beaman talks to senior grains editor Alexandre Bob...
27 Mar 202011min
Efforts to combat coronavirus lead to changes for US power markets
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted all aspects of daily life and US power markets are not immune. With the majority of people staying at home, per recommendations to stop the spread of the disease,...
26 Mar 202019min
US distillate prices in free fall amid coronavirus outbreak
Cash prices for US diesel and jet fuel markets have been under heavy pressure since the coronavirus outbreak hit the US. Jet fuel has seen the worst impact, with prices falling to multiyear lows. Dies...
24 Mar 202014min
Oil price crash and COVID-19: A two-pronged impact on global petrochemical markets
S&P Global Platts market specialists Kirsten Hays, Eric Su, and Simon Price join associate director Vanessa Ronsisvalle to give a global view on how the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the rece...
24 Mar 202016min
