Have LNG and gas markets returned to normality in 2023?
Prices are closer to lower, volatility has reduced and inter-product price spreads have come in, so are we seeing gas and LNG markets revert to normality? What are the factors that have calmed markets...
14 Feb 202322min
The Black Sea wheat trade: Navigating political turmoil and supply shortages
In this episode of the Commodities Focus podcast, our experts delve into the Black Sea wheat trade situation amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War, from the impact of the Black Sea Grain Initiative on g...
19 Jan 202323min
Copper markets eye easing concentrate supply in 2023, but short-term market is tight
Copper prices reached six-month high in December on a weakening US dollar and news of China relaxing its zero-COVID control policy, but copper cathode end-users reduced term contracts coverage for 202...
11 Jan 202315min
Agriculture in a warming world: How will climate change impact our food?
Adverse weather events due to climate change are increasingly impacting agriculture. In this podcast, S&P Global Commodity Insights reporters Shikha Singh and Mugunthan Kesavan speak to Dr. Cynthia Ro...
5 Jan 202329min
Navigating change in Baltic and Black Sea shipping
As EU sanctions on Russian crude and oil products come into force, the Baltic and Black Sea shipping markets face uncertainty. In this episode of the Platts Commodities Focus podcast, our EMEA Tanker ...
22 Dec 202215min
Government subsidies have shifted the refined products landscape in Latin America
Price regulation plays an important political and economic role in emerging countries, and Latin American countries this year have faced oil price volatility that has forced them to look for buffer al...
20 Dec 202215min
What's next for container freight as environmental regulation looms?
Demand for moving goods around the world has dramatically fallen as the cost of living rises and consumers start to tighten their belts. However, many shipowners have been left with bumper profits acc...
6 Dec 202216min
After Q3 earnings, is the US still in 'drill baby drill' mode?
As the oil and gas industry works to find its footing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic it now faces a world transformed, with new risks stemming from Russia's war in Ukraine and brewing global ...
18 Nov 202220min
