Tag: Commodity market
Producer prices in the euro zone are rising at record speed
gas pipeline Energy prices rose particularly sharply, costing 87.2 percent more than a year earlier. (Photo: dpa) Luxembourg Inflation in the euro zone is accelerating. In February, producer prices rose…
Producer prices in euro zone rise at record speed
gas pipeline Energy prices rose particularly sharply, costing 87.2 percent more than a year earlier. (Photo: dpa) Luxembourg Inflation in the euro zone is accelerating. In February, producer prices rose…
Germany not only dependent on Russia for gas
Greenpeace protests at Rosneft subsidiary PCK With this action, Greenpeace is protesting against fossil imports from Russia and the associated indirect financing of the war in Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
How much will bread really cost?
loaf of bread Many bakeries are currently having to review their calculations. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin Bread and rolls become more expensive as a result of the war. Small bakers…
Must “show Putin a clear edge”
Martina Merz The CEO wants to advance the development of climate-neutral production of hydrogen. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The CEO of Thyssen-Krupp, Martina Merz, supports the German government’s line against Russia’s…
WTI and Brent: Oil prices under pressure
crude oil Brent is the most important type of oil for Europe. The WTI variety comes from the USA. (Photo: dpa) Singapore, Paris After oil prices had stabilized on Friday…
US apparently considering removing 180 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves
oil reserves The US holds strategic fuel reserves. (Photo: dpa) Zurich Despite high oil prices, the alliance of oil exporting countries OPEC plus sees no reason to intervene in the…
US apparently considering removing 180 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves
Zurich Despite high oil prices, the alliance of oil exporting countries OPEC plus sees no reason to intervene in the market. As the energy ministers of the 23 Opec-plus countries…
These industries would be affected by a gas supply stop
Glass production in Mitterteich Many plants that are required for the production of gas have to remain in operation at all times. A gas supply stop could lead to irreparable…
Expansion of the ruble claim to all commodities planned
Gas deliveries from Russia Russia demands that western customer countries pay their gas bills in the national currency, the ruble. (Photo: ZB) Moscow According to the Kremlin, the conversion of…
More companies than ever before want to raise prices
pedestrians in a city center Price pressure is also increasing noticeably in the sectors of the economy that are upstream of private consumption. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In Germany, in view…
Ukraine war: Prevent another hunger crisis!
War is back in Europe. The armed conflicts in Ukraine are causing immense human suffering. The World Trade Organization (WTO), the international organization that regulates trade and economic relations, is…
Oil prices remain under pressure at high levels
crude oil Brent is the most important type of oil for Europe. The WTI variety comes from the USA. (Photo: dpa) Zurich, Berlin Geopolitics continues to have a grip on…
Russia and China want to make the world dependent on raw materials
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Raw materials become weapons in the struggle for a new world order. (Photo: Smetek) Gas, nickel, neon – even wheat: the consequences of the war…
Russia and China want to make the world dependent on raw materials
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Raw materials become weapons in the struggle for a new world order. (Photo: Smetek) Gas, nickel, neon – even wheat: the consequences of the war…
Price of diesel additive jumps to record high
AdBlue filling station in Dortmund While the additional tank in passenger cars is usually refilled at the inspection intervals, trucks have to fill up with AdBlue more frequently. (Photo: imago/Cord)…
Stocks with which investors earn money from high commodity prices
Impala Platinum The picture shows a mine owned by the South African mining group in Rustenburg, South Africa. (Photo: BLOOMBERG NEWS) Frankfurt The currently rising costs for energy and raw…
Scarce wheat, expensive fertilizer: Agricultural traders expect more expensive food
Harvest in Ukraine in summer 2021 This year, the country threatens to be largely absent as a grain supplier. (Photo: IMAGO/Ukrinform) Munich, Dusseldorf The leading German agricultural traders are warning…
Baywa expects fertilizer prices to remain high
Baywa The agricultural trading group was able to increase sales by 20 percent in 2021. (Photo: dpa) Munich The Baywa agricultural trading group expects fertilizer prices to remain high. Baywa…
These are the beneficiaries of the high energy prices
Shell oil tanks in Rotterdam Profits reach new highs. (Photo: IMAGO/ANP) Lausanne, Dusseldorf The energy price rally does not only produce losers. Where some pay more in view of record…