★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeEnergy & EnvironmentⓁ US EnergyPolitics & Policy Gasoline Continues to Gain on Russian Refinery Outages, Demand Shifts Toward Thinning US Inventory The range of Ukraine's drone offensive against oil and gas facilities on the Russian mainland could soon expand to threaten…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 17, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy Gold Rally Potentially the Result of Bullish Catalysts Underlying Both Dovish and Hawkish Scenarios at Fed A surge in precious metals prices has pushed gold to record highs in recent days, defying a subsequent jump in…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 11, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentⓁ US EnergyPolitics & Policy Strong US Export Growth and Geopolitical Risks Ramp Up Oil and Gasoline Prices, SPR Re-Fill May Skid to Halt Both crude oil and gasoline prices touched multi-month highs this week, likely induced by narrower inventories of petroleum products and…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 4, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentⓁ US EnergyPolitics & Policy Russo-Ukrainian War Forces Energy Facilities into Crosshairs as Massive Gas Storage Hub Hit by Missiles Despite Europe's March inventories of natural gas reaching record levels, benchmark Dutch TTF gas futures have jumped 20% throughout the…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 26, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerFinanceⓁ EthereumMarketsPolitics & Policy SEC Reportedly Probes Ethereum Foundation but Would Struggle to Backtrack on ETH’s Commodity Status The SEC is allegedly probing the Ethereum Foundation as part of a legal effort to classify ETH as a security.…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 25, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentManufacturing & Logistics Lithium Prices Show Signs of Life and Could Inspire New Investments, Yet EV Prospects Remain Problematic Lithium futures collapsed in 2023, amid a worldwide slowdown in EV sales, but have experienced a slight rebound throughout the…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 19, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradeManufacturing & Logistics Copper Prices Buoyed by China’s Smelters as Stockpiles of the Red Metal Are Slashed by a Third Copper futures broke above $4.00 per pound yesterday for the first time since last July. That move followed an announcement…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 14, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesMarkets Texas Wildfires Whip Up Resurgent Cattle Futures, Receding Farm Acreage Could Strangle Livestock Supply The worst wildfire in Texas history has burned over 1 million acres and some of the most hard hit areas…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 4, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesFinanceTechnology Bitcoin Rebound Revives Miner Shares Ahead of Highly-Anticipated Halving, Hash Rate Touches All-Time High Bitcoin (BTC) is on the upswing again after a short-lived -20% drawdown, surpassing $50,000 this morning. The price gains are…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 12, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeⓁ US Energy Russian Oil Shipments Stifled by Sudden Uptick in Long-Range Ukrainian Strikes on Energy Facilities A sudden uptick in Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure are having a material impact on the export of critical…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 25, 2024