Commodities

Source intel on energy, metals, and raw materials markets – plus more

Energy shock or inflation shock? Why the distinction matters
  • 20 Aug 2026

Higher energy prices have lifted headline inflation across most economies, raising concerns about the implications for monetary policy and bond markets.

Positives and negatives: what’s fuelling moves in battery value-chain equities?
  • 20 Aug 2026

Leading names in the battery value-chain have sold off as a result of wider clean energy pressures and idiosyncratic factors, but the longer-term outlook remains...

Six investor questions for the final months of 2026
  • 19 Aug 2026

Global markets have navigated geopolitical tensions, higher oil prices and renewed AI concerns, yet growth and earnings remain resilient. We look at six key questions investors are asking as 2026 e...

Risk assets resilient despite soft data and steeper curves
  • 17 Aug 2026

Weak US CPI, PPI and sales cut Fed hike bets; UST curve steepened; China data soft; Korea deregulated, Vietnam kept BB+; Nigeria's oil and a Saudi-Türkiye-Pakistan pact dominated.

What SpaceX can teach us about the Anthropic IPO
  • 17 Aug 2026

How are elevated oil prices and limited traffic through the Strait of Hormuz impacting the market outlook?

On Inflation, Look Past Today’s Headlines
  • 12 Aug 2026

If you will, come with us in our DeLorean in a time travel fever dream to July 14, 2026, the day June’s US Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation report hit. Open any financial website not named Mark...

Musical chairs in fixed income
  • 12 Aug 2026

Leaders rotate in and out. No single fixed income sector consistently dominates performance over time, and strong performance in one sector rarely carries over from one year to the next. For exampl...

Bulls in control and Dollar downside asymmetry
  • 10 Aug 2026

Cleaner positioning and the strongest US earnings season since 2021 have handed the bulls control. The bear case rests on long-end rates, hyperscaler leverage and an energy shock. We weigh both, an...

Macro House View Q3 2026
  • 10 Aug 2026

Despite Middle East conflict-driven energy disruptions, the global economy remains resilient, with inflation elevated, rates higher for longer and growth intact.