Commodities: Global   OPEC Oil Output Rose over 200,000 barrels per day (bpd), reaching 27.6 million bpd in August, as Iranian supply increased to its highest since 2018 (see graphic right).  Per Bloomberg, American officials privately acknowledged a “lighter touch” in enforcing sanctions on Tehran’s oil sales.  Iran has restored…

Ukraine:  Fall Offensive?   The Ukraine-Russia Conflict slogged forward with the Ukrainian military making little progress despite the infusion of US/EU equipment.  By necessity to avoid higher casualty rates, the attack tempo stayed slow – recall that Ukraine has one-third the population of Russia and its soldiers (and citizens) have…

During the month of August, Grains (+3.40%) and Softs (+1.29%) were the top performers. The bottom performers were Crypto (-11.31%) and Livestock (-6.26%). Leading up to the two-day Jackson Hole symposium, markets were bearish as uncertainty arose around the future economic outlook. Chair Powell went on to announce the economy…

Commodities: Global   OPEC Oil Output Fell by 840 million barrels per day (mbpd) in July from June per Reuters survey, mostly due to the Saudi cuts and to a lesser degree due to an export terminal problem in Nigeria. Total OPEC production was 27.34 MMBPD, which is the lowest…