Aluminum prices in London are up nearly 17% since the onset of the U.S.-Iran conflict, as a growing chorus of top commodity desks, including Mercuria, Goldman, JPMorgan, and others, warn that the market is facing a major supply shock.
A data-verified warning is now circulating that the United States will hit tank bottoms on oil by July 4th of this year. Europe is already there this month.
The metals with the highest melting points aren't trivia. They're the materials that make hypersonic weapons, jet engines, AI chips, and nuclear reactors possible.
A devastating late-April freeze has just wiped out 90% to 100% of the fruit crops across the East Coast, and the financial fallout is staggering. From Pennsylvania to New York and New Jersey, family farms are facing a total loss, and your grocery bil
In this emergency report, we're breaking down the bombshell warning from Mike Wirth and why the "energy nightmare" of the 1970s is repeating right now in May 2026. From $5+ gas at the pump to the looming threat of $10 groceries, your family's walle
It is becoming increasingly clear that reopening the Strait of Hormuz has become a top U.S. priority (really a global priority) , as oil executives and industry insiders warn that the clock is ticking toward an energy and global trade shock if the ma
The following is a transcript from Jeff Berwick & Wolf Blitzer In The Situation Room: Taco Tuesday Edition. (Before the satellite feed mysteriously cut to static)
Chevron (CVX.N), opens new tab Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth said on Monday that ?physical shortages in oil supply would begin appearing around ?the world because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of global crude supply pass
On Friday, ZeroHedge, in partnership with the Macro Dirt Podcast, hosted a debate focused on the implications for agriculture, inflation, and global supply chains given the current situation in Iran.
Fertilizer prices have exploded after the Strait of Hormuz shutdown, with 70% of farmers saying they can't afford what they need. in Ireland, farmers have been shutting down roads and blocking refineries in massive protests against skyrocketing fu
Aluminum Market in Crisis Following Gulf Conflict and Supply Disruptions
The global aluminum market is facing an unprecedented crisis triggered by conflict in the Persian Gulf and compounded by structural supply shortages, according to analysts and
According to Oxford Economics, an independent economic advisory firm, in late March the price of the two main fertilizer ingredients, ammonia and urea, spiked 20% and 50% respectively in response to disruptions in the Persian Gulf.
The real pain from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz hasn't even hit us yet. All over the world, countries are running down their strategic energy reserves, and the last tankers that left the Persian Gulf before the war started will be arriving a