Bulls, bugs and beans: dry freight markets in Q2 and Q3
S&P Global Platts shipping editors George Griffiths and Sam Eckett review recent developments affecting supply and demand in the container and dry bulk freight markets and look ahead to Q3, including ...
2 Jul 20190s
Could rain woes sink US corn and ethanol?
US corn futures have been soaring since May, as persistent rains have pummeled the Midwest. Now, the impact of the rains are being felt not just for corn, but for ethanol as well. Platts agriculture ...
25 Jun 201915min
Wet weather delays fieldwork, drops US Midwest diesel prices
Severe weather this year in the US Midwest has kept farmers from planting crops, cutting regional diesel demand. Even with prices at multimonth lows, the market is unlikely to quickly reverse course d...
13 Jun 201910min
Novatek's Mark Gyetvay on LNG, US sanctions and trade tensions
Mark Gyetvay, CFO and deputy chairman of the management board at Novatek, visits S&P Global Platts for an interview with S&P Global Platts senior writer for LNG, Lucie Roux. In it, he discusses how th...
7 Jun 20190s
Marine Fuel 0.5% cash, derivatives prices surge as markets prepare for IMO 2020
Markets are now gearing up for the implementation of the International Maritime Organization's new sulfur cap regulation, which takes effect on January 1, 2020. Shipowners are increasingly taking comp...
7 Jun 20197min
Heading into summer, California power forwards soar, ERCOT reserve margin narrows
Last summer, ERCOT saw record power demand, while California power prices reached an all-time high. With another summer coming up, S&P Global Platts senior pricing specialists Kassia Micek, Kelli Ains...
7 Jun 201910min
Global aluminum scrap industry prepares for China's newest normal
As China will restrict imports of aluminum scrap from July, the global scrap industry is preparing for the material flow change by the world's biggest scrap-consuming nation. The outlook, whether near...
4 Jun 201911min
Middle East crude: Opportunities in uncertain times
Global crude oil prices have fallen to two-month lows in recent days amid concerns that the ongoing trade dispute between the US and China could slow global demand growth. US President Donald Trump sa...
31 Mai 20195min
