Javier Blas

The Middle East conflict reveals how the Asian giant has become the stabilising force for commodity prices

Washington hopes that Beijing will convince Iran to soften its demands, but the latter may choose to wait and see

What matters for the US economy is not the price of WTI, but the cost of refined petrol products

We fear something like another Covid-19 outbreak, but probably the next disease to hit the global economy will not infect humans

After a long silence, big asset managers are again talking about their fossil-fuel funds

The world’s most important crop for food security is reaching its lowest price in 18 years

Shifting seasonality means global demand will be lower in the fourth quarter than the third

Historically, Washington often shows that keeping prices of the commodity low is the priority

Demand in the world’s most populous country isn’t growing fast enough

The business is so lucrative that everyone involved is motivated to find alternative routes, tricks and ploys to keep the wheels turning