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Copper charts to watch as prices slip below $13,000/t

12 Mar, 2026
Copper prices have come under pressure in recent weeks as macro headwinds combine with softer physical demand signals. A stronger US dollar, rising energy prices and escalating conflict in the Middle East have triggered a broader risk-off m...

Aluminum Falls Further | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

12 Mar, 2026
Aluminum futures in the UK dropped to around $3,360 per tonne, retreating further from a four year-high after President Trump’s remarks eased concerns over Middle East supply disruptions. Trump indicated the conflict with Iran would end soo...

Annual U.S. crude oil exports decrease for first time since 2021

12 Mar, 2026
Annual U.S. crude oil exports in 2025 decreased 3% from 2024, the first annual decrease since 2021. Exports decreased to Europe and the Asia and Oceania region, the two top regional destinations for U.S. crude oil. Despite fewer crude oil e...

Putin says Russia increasing energy supplies to ‘reliable partners’ amid Middle East supply concerns

11 Mar, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin said March 9 that Russia is increasing oil and natural gas supplies to “reliable partners,” during a government meeting called to discuss global oil and gas markets. Putin referred to buyers in the Asia-Paci...

US allows India’s Russian oil purchases again

11 Mar, 2026
The Trump administration’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil sales to India in order to address potential supply issues has raised questions about Washington’s resolve on the issue. After announcing a 30-day waiver on Thursday (Marc...

S Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore vulnerable to lost Qatari LNG

11 Mar, 2026
QatarEnergy’s force majeure declaration on LNG exports has put Asian buyers into a predicament of having to replace about a fifth of their contracted LNG supply (or a quarter when including spot imports). As the Iran-US war rages on with no...

China may resume US crude imports on supply crisis after 9-month gap: sources

11 Mar, 2026
Chinese state-run refiners may resume US crude imports after a nine-month suspension amid the supply crisis in the Middle East, despite the additional 20% tariffs remaining in place, crude procurement strategists from two state-run refining...

Coal Retreats on Falling Oil Prices

11 Mar, 2026
Coal prices retreated toward $130 per ton after surging to as high as $150 earlier in the week, as falling oil prices eased fears of prolonged global energy supply disruptions. Oil prices dropped back below $90 per barrel as the US and othe...