Commodities - General News 04 (May 18 - Dec 25)

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Silicon Metal's 300% Price Surge Throws Another Wrench In Global Supply Chains
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/s ... pply-chain

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Dominos Fall As Germany’s Largest Ammonia Producer Slashes Output Amid Energy Crisis
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/domin ... rgy-crisis

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Global Food Prices Hit Fresh Decade High
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/g ... ecade-high

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Fertilizer Prices Hit Record Highs, May Pressure Food Inflation Even Higher
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/f ... ven-higher

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Copper!

Uranium!

Metallurgical Coal (for making steel)!

Tungsten!

Gold?

Where to look first...

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I was watching a news that said that if there is stagflation, copper price might be hit as economies weaken...

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Stagflation on a local scale, is possible

But global stagflation? The numbers don't add up! High inflation yes, but it goes parallel with growth.
5% growth (IMF prediction is 5.9% for 2022 I think?) is still growth.
So I do not believe in the "stagflation" story for the next 4-6 quarters globally. Isn't that too pessimistic?

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"It is expected that the current magnesium reserves in Germany and throughout Europe will be exhausted in a few weeks at the end of November 2021 at the latest," the group said. "In the event of a supply bottleneck of this magnitude, there is a risk of massive production losses."

China's Magnesium Shortage Could Spell More Trouble For Global Car Industry
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/c ... r-industry

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Millions Of Jobs At Risk As Europe Faces Magnesium Shortage
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/m ... m-shortage

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Global Food Prices Hit Fresh Decade High In October
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/g ... gh-october