The downfall of activity at China’s facilities led to a decline in copper prices after it had reached record levels in April. It illustrates the impact of trade tensions between the US and China.
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Liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to Asia are expected to remain low in April. Meanwhile, signs of seasonal demand weakness have started to emerge in Europe as winter peak consumption passed.
29 April
The Financial Times (FT) reports that Chinese oil traders are betting on cheap crude, disregarding the long-term risks of a trade confrontation with the United States.
29 April
Torsten Slok of Apollo Global Management shared a detailed analysis of potential impacts from the US administration’s trade policy. He estimates that first signs of a shortage of Chinese goods could emerge as early as May, and the US economy risks sliding into a recession in the summer of 2025.
29 April
Inflation expectations of eurozone residents, according to the monthly survey of the European Central Bank (ECB), increased significantly in March. Respondents forecast an acceleration in price growth to 2.9% in the next 12 months.
29 April
In April, food prices in the UK increased the most since January 2024. According to Bloomberg, supermarkets were forced to cope both with tax hikes and a surge in the country's minimum wage.
29 April
With global economic fears receding, demand for precious metals remains subdued. But as Ned Davis Research points out, shifting investor sentiment toward silver could spark fresh upward momentum in its price.
29 April
Barclays has cut its forecast for Brent crude prices this year by $4 to $70 per barrel, with the grade expected to reach as low as $62 in 2026. The analysts cite trade tensions and OPEC+’s shift in the output.
29 April
According to Standard Chartered analyst Jeff Kendrick, bitcoin's fall earlier this year will trigger a new rally to $120,000 this quarter amid investors' strategic exit from US assets.
29 April
According to estimates of the International Copper Study Group (ICSG), presented in a new forecast of the organization, the global copper production in 2025 will increase by 2.3% to 23.5 million tons.
29 April
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