Polar vortex, shutdown weigh heavy on US gasoline demand
S&P Global Platts analysts think US gasoline demand will take a hit from the subzero weather in much of the country. And then there are the federal employee who just got back in their cars for work. J...
1 Feb 20198min
S&P Global Platts launches Latin American corn assessment as exports gain global relevance
Argentina and Brazil are growing in importance as exporters of corn, with global buyers now having one eye on crop development in Argentina and the other on the second crop planting in Brazil. Join So...
31 Jan 20196min
Atlantic dry bulk freight sinks to two-year lows
S&P Global Platts editors George Griffiths, Jamila Al-Ibrahim and Sam Eckett discuss the state of the Atlantic dry bulk market ahead of the Chinese New Year, and what we can expect for the remainder o...
30 Jan 20190s
China's industrial policies shift global aluminum scrap trade, push prices down
Aluminum trade had a big year in 2018, and while US tariffs got a lot of media attention, China also took action that has impacted nonferrous scrap trade and prices worldwide. Scrap dealers and second...
25 Jan 201915min
Soybean export markets hold breath on US-China updates
Soybean markets are holding their breath while the US and China discuss a possible resolution of the trade war that shook global trade flows in 2018. As tentative signs of reconciliation begin to emer...
23 Jan 201917min
How fears of a US recession could impact spending in the US natural gas midstream sector
S&P Global Platts senior natural gas writer Harry Weber and Americas natural gas managing editor Joe Fisher discuss the outlook for the US midstream sector as fourth-quarter 2018 earnings reporting se...
16 Jan 201911min
IMO 2020: Evolution of the refining landscape
Jason Silber, global head of Platts Ocean Intelligence, is joined by Janet McGurty, senior oil writer at S&P Global Platts, and Richard Joswick, head of oil pricing and trade flow analytics for S&P Gl...
15 Jan 201926min
Oil market fundamentals: What's driving price sentiment in 2019?
The global oil market has seen major price volatility over recent months and the start of 2019 has proved equally rousing with prices on track to post their biggest weekly gain in over two years. With...
11 Jan 201916min
