(Thu, 12 May 2016) EIA releases annual data for 2014 about alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) supply and fuel use and number of vehicles for four types of vehicle fleets: federal government, state government, transit agencies, and fuel providers.
Australian wheat export activity was mostly centered on India, from where there continued to be buying inquiries, traders reported May 11. At least three cargoes of Indian-spec APW were concluded in the week from April 28 to May 5, Platts market data shows, typically between $223-$227/mt FOB.
The domestic situation: EU sugar prices rose in April. In the deficit regions in the South prices hit Eur615/mt, up from Eur595/mt at the start of the month.
In the Western EU prices peaked in mid-month at Eur575/mt from Eur560/mt at the beginning of the month, and fell back to Eur560/mt at the end of April.
Donald Trump promises to build a wall along the Mexican border, but what about other ports of entry to the US market? Joe Innace investigates.
(Wed, 11 May 2016) Global passenger travel by light-duty vehicles, bus, rail, and two- and three-wheeled vehicles reached nearly 24 trillion passenger miles in 2012 (the most recent year with detailed international travel statistics). In 2012, the average person traveled 3,300 miles annually, with wide differences across countries that are generally related to differences in per-capita income.
(Wed, 11 May 2016) Projections of world energy supply and demand through 2040.
In Thailand the first Quota B tender for 2016-17 was held May 9 for a total
of 72,000 mt.
We assess current trends for steel mill margins in China and for EAF mills in Turkey and the US, and examine the challenges facing global steel markets.
What has stopped the United States from creating better-paying jobs is not a lack of ideas but an encrusted ideological opposition to government activism.
(Tue, 10 May 2016) During the first three months of 2016, crude oil prices were relatively more volatile than in recent history. This elevated volatility occurred when overall oil prices were low, and volatility was driven by high uncertainty related to supply, demand, and inventories. Crude oil price volatility has declined since its peak in March. Prices have risen as concerns about future economic growth have abated and as inventory growth has slowed since the start of the year.
