Energy & Commodities Desk
Marcus Adebayo
Marcus covers oil, gas, metals, agricultural commodities and the energy transition. Beat spans OPEC+ dynamics, LNG flows, base/precious metals supply chains, and producer-country macro — particularly UAE/Gulf, Brazil, and Canada. The desk tracks Brent and WTI movements, COMEX gold/silver, LME copper/aluminum, agricultural futures (CBOT corn, soy, wheat), and the geopolitics that move them. Critical-minerals supply chains (lithium, cobalt, rare earths) are an active focus.
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Copper prices surged as traders positioned ahead of a key US tariff decision that could reshape import flows.
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Oil Plunges on US-Iran Negotiation Hopes — WTI Near $73, Energy Stocks Slide
Crude oil fell sharply as diplomatic signals suggest a potential US-Iran nuclear deal could lift sanctions and add supply.
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The S&P 500 gained more than 1% Monday as falling oil prices and easing US-Iran tensions lifted sentiment
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Dark Tanker Activity Surges at Bab el-Mandeb as Saudi Crude Bypasses Houthi Threat Zone
Multiple tankers carrying Saudi crude are transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait with transponders off to evade Houthi targeting systems
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Kuwait Pumps 1.971 Mbpd in July as OPEC+ Completes Full Output Cut Reversal from 580k Bpd May Lows
Kuwait's oil production surged to 1.971 million barrels per day in July, completing OPEC+'s three-step output cut reversal — up from 1.65 mbpd in June and just 580,000 bpd in May.
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