The cocoa market is in free fall. Prices have collapsed, recording a record 45% drop since January 2025. The price of a ton of cocoa is now at 5,000 US dollars, with the share of Ivory Coast and Ghana in global production at 60%. A recent analysis of the global credit insurance industry reveals what …
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The Russian Monetary Miracle with the Ruble – the 40% Strengthening with the Weak Dollar
Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and special envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, called the ruble the most successful currency of 2025. The announcement was made via a video message on Telegram. He explained that during the year the ruble strengthened against the dollar by 40%. Earlier, the head of …
The devalued dollar will cause prices to soar in all commodities
Should we get used to the idea that financial markets are operating on the back of a weak dollar? This is the biggest reversal of conventional investment wisdom since the end of World War II. The dollar has weathered many crises, of course, but this time the stakes are high! What is particularly noteworthy – …
Commodity Prices Have Exceeded Pre-Pandemic Covid-19 Levels
All commodity prices are now above pre-Covid-19 levels. This is mainly due to pre-pandemic oversupply demand, further declining industrial productivity, supply chain problems, rising shipping costs and incessant demand from China. In the chart below we see the prices on a quarterly basis for WTI Crude Oil, corn, and Lean hogs with the sample starting …
Stocks forecasting for the rest of the 2021
The US S&P index has very quickly covered the lost ground lost by its fall caused by the implementation of measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. It is constantly growing, breaking one record after another. The Fed expects inflation to be transient and monetary tapering to be implemented smoothly, causing mild corrections in the …
The Continuous Increase in Food Prices Will Cause Mass Production of Lab Grown Agriculture
The continued rise in food costs internationally, in addition to the consequences of already being hit by the Covid-19 family budget pandemic and the increase in basic living costs, raises questions about whether the overall food production-supply of the planet can meet the growing demand for food. Given that China has imported huge quantities of …
Commodities- Closed Prices- Friday April 3, 2026
In the Table below we have chosen to list the most important commodities in the world. We present their closed prices every Friday (end-ofweek) and compare their performance both one week before and on the last day of the previous year. The following table is for information purposes. The information contained herein does not constitute …
Commodity Prices at New Heights for 2021
Given that the Covid-19 pandemic caused the cessation of all kinds of travel, it made sense that demand for oil would drastically reduce during the pandemic (2020). But other commodities have had particularly good returns over the past year. Low interest rates have made priceless metals such as gold valuable and incredibly attractive, passing $2000 …