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Global Daily: Massive Life Support
“On massive life support” was Donald Trump’s characterisation of the US-Iran ceasefire yesterday...
Global Daily: The Little Red Hen
Markets are bulled-up this morning on prospects for peace in the Iran war. The S&P500 and NASDAQ closed at fresh all-time highs...
Global Daily: Give Peace a Chance
It was TACO Tuesday again in the United States this week as President Trump announced that he was pausing Operation Freedom “for a short period”...
China sends ripples through global beef markets
With the imposition of beef import quotas at the beginning of 2026, China was set to redistribute global beef trade. Angus Gidley-Baird speaks with Chenjun Pan
Exclusive Global mushroom cultivation is becoming larger in scale and more automated
Mushroom growers worldwide are scaling up and embracing automation as stagnant demand, labor shortages, and sustainability pressures intensify in many regions.
Monthly Outlook: Waiting
As the conflict between the United States and Iran approaches its two-month mark, financial markets are still grappling with the implications.
Exclusive Another Ceasefire
Our base case now assumes an extended closure of the Strait of Hormuz, pushing any meaningful normalisation of energy flows toward late September.
Exclusive Global pork quarterly Q2 2026: Conflict in the Middle East brings limited near-term impact but potential longer-term risks
Indirect risks from Middle East tensions, rising input costs, and shifting China and EU production dynamics are reshaping margins and trade in global pork markets.
Global Daily: Schrodinger's Market
Erwin Schrodinger famously proposed a thought experiment to illustrate the apparent absurdity of quantum mechanics when applied to the macroscopic world...
Exclusive Energy Charts of the Week
A short energy update
Global Daily: Master and Commander-in-Chief(?)
Financial markets are back in a risk-off mood today following news over the weekend that US-Iran peace talks ended without agreement...
Exclusive Semiannual fertilizer outlook: Tensions in the Middle East trigger disruptions in the fertilizer market
Global fertilizer markets face tight supply, weak affordability, and price risk, which point to pressure on farm economics and risks for crop production and food prices.
