#RenewableEnergy should contribute a greater share of U.S. #electricity generation through 2022, reaching a 23% share, up from 20% in 2020. https://t.co/rSZdhddCAL #STEO pic.twitter.com/5dGj1hkp20
— EIA (@EIAgov) July 10, 2021
Financial Rants - Chris M Brueck
Rants and posts from a Chicago Commodity Trader
Sunday, July 11, 2021
Electricity & Renewable Energy - USA
Fuel Consumption Falls In USA
U.S. fossil fuel consumption fell by 9% in 2020, the lowest level in nearly 30 years. https://t.co/Ab6KceWxV1 pic.twitter.com/p0WIYG0gSF
— EIA (@EIAgov) July 11, 2021
China Slows Corn Buying from USA
China set to hit pause button on U.S. corn buying on weak market
— Farm Progress Daily (@farmdaily) July 11, 2021
The drop in the domestic market and higher shipping costs mean there’s less incentive to buy from overseas.https://t.co/oLsbVfnm0N
Corn & Soybean Exports - USA
Export Sales: The transition continues
— Farm Futures (@FarmFutures) July 11, 2021
Corn and soybeans move closer to the 2021/22 marketing yearhttps://t.co/5YzwpylBfS
Naval Tensions - USA & Russia
The Kremlin has vigorously condemned Western naval exercises as provocative muscle-flexing. https://t.co/vtSAn1tuys
— National Interest (@TheNatlInterest) July 11, 2021
Monday, July 5, 2021
Clean Energy Is Costing Emerging Economies
Clean energy projects in emerging & developing economies can face many obstacles, such as increased cost of capital.
— International Energy Agency (@IEA) July 5, 2021
Our new analysis shows that these economies face debt & equity costs up to 7 times higher than in the US or Europe 👉 https://t.co/N8Nfrr0H6F pic.twitter.com/SGvOVVyF0L
Stan Swamy Died For Human Rights
Father Stan Swamy tragically died in custody in #India today.
— Amnesty EU (@AmnestyEU) July 5, 2021
The continued detention of #HumanRightsDefender-s is unacceptable.
This must be a wake-up call for 🇪🇺 & international community to put human rights at the centre of their relationship with 🇮🇳https://t.co/tyqd5G5Cus
Saturday, July 3, 2021
Russia Territorial Concerns - NATO
The Kremlin is again expressing concern over another NATO vessel operating in its claimed territorial waters. https://t.co/70Df0WAUpK
— National Interest (@TheNatlInterest) July 3, 2021
Eswatini Assault - Human Rights
The Gvt of #Eswatini has launched a full-frontal assault on human rights in response to ongoing pro-democracy protests. Dozens of people have been killed for daring to demand that their gvt respects human rights @camanpour @FrontLineHRD #EswatiniProtests https://t.co/JXh0bf2weZ
— Deprose Muchena (@DeproseM) July 3, 2021
Nigeria - Boko Haram Leader Dead
After more than a decade of terror, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead. What does this mean for the humanitarian crisis in northeast #Nigeria?
— CSIS (@CSIS) July 3, 2021
Read more: https://t.co/9HOg7QusxC pic.twitter.com/rAqe50UEIr
Myanmar Military Coup - USA Sanctions
In the wake of the military coup in Myanmar, the U.S. government has imposed sanctions on various parties on nine different occasions.
— CSIS (@CSIS) July 3, 2021
1. What is the objective of the sanctions?
2. Will they lead to changes in the Myanmar government’s behavior? https://t.co/7QiI41kLtH
Energy Consumption - USA - 2020
Fossil fuels— #petroleum, #naturalgas, and #coal—accounted for 79% of total U.S. energy consumption in 2020.
— EIA (@EIAgov) July 3, 2021
About 21% of consumption came from nonfossil fuel sources such as #renewables and #nuclear. https://t.co/QDkBGL6mx1 pic.twitter.com/uRXg0pfDcs
Friday, July 2, 2021
Conflict In Yemen
The al Houthi movement and Salafi-jihadi groups are gaining strength in the margins of factional conflict in Yemen. More on what the US and UN can do https://t.co/qOsOJ98zLZ
— Critical Threats (@criticalthreats) July 2, 2021
Sudan Reaches Decision Point
NEWS: #Sudan reached the “Decision Point” under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. This allows it to begin receiving debt relief that can free up of resources to tackle poverty and improve social conditions. Read more: https://t.co/0O7YC7PVkT pic.twitter.com/HI3EZqh0zd
— World Bank (@WorldBank) July 2, 2021
China's Social Divisions
“If Xi does not course correct, his China dream may be on the cusp of becoming his nightmare.” Read @LizEconomy on how China’s mounting social divisions could upset Beijing’s international ambitions:https://t.co/RG5dlDS1Gn
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) July 2, 2021
USA - Iran Relations
Iran will likely elect a hardline president in 2021. CTP Iran Analyst @NicholasACarl describes the repercussions of a more hardline Iranian establishment on US-Iran relations.https://t.co/04OpfRqmzW
— Critical Threats (@criticalthreats) July 2, 2021
S&P Stock Market Options Volume
🇺🇸 Performance
— ISABELNET (@ISABELNET_SA) July 1, 2021
Since 2019, stocks with high options volumes have beaten the S&P 500 by a large margin
👉 https://t.co/Lu9xTiGpvc
h/t @SoberLook #markets #optionstrading #options #stocks $spx#sp500 #spx $spy #stockmarket #equities #investors #investing pic.twitter.com/fjWqMO0F6t
USA Steel Demand
US steelmakers hustling to meet roaring demand after pandemic-hit 2020: executives
— Platts Metals (@plattsmetals) July 1, 2021
➡️Demand has pushed steel inventories to historic lows
➡️Interest in local supplies presents opportunity
Full story: https://t.co/Dq9BNy5qzS
USA Gasoline Demand - EIA
For the week ending June 18, the four-week average demand for #gasoline was 94% of the four-week average for the same week in 2019. #Distillate was 98%.#JetFuel was 74%.https://t.co/6ZKUs97rWb pic.twitter.com/4TUSGLUZsm
— EIA (@EIAgov) July 2, 2021
USA Natural Gas Trade - EIA
#NaturalGasWeeklyUpdate - Growth in global #LNG trade was flat in 2020 https://t.co/JAwRj5AUH6 #EnergyTrade pic.twitter.com/U82rh5yTx5
— EIA (@EIAgov) July 2, 2021
OPEC Oil Production
As agreed in April, OPEC opened the taps in the second quarter of the year to meet a rebound in global oil demand, boosting crude production by 855,000 barrels per day (bpd) in June, the largest output hike in a year, a Bloomberg survey found on Friday.https://t.co/8GInNEe7G2
— OilPrice.com (@OilandEnergy) July 2, 2021
USA Oil Inventories
The U.S. oil market is tightening as commercial crude inventories are declining at a fast clip and driving wider time spreads in the WTI Crude futures curve.https://t.co/WVTHaX0J8Z
— OilPrice.com (@OilandEnergy) July 2, 2021
USA GDP Growth
On July 2, the #GDPNow model nowcast of real GDP growth in Q22021 is 7.8%. https://t.co/T7FoDdgYos #ATLFedResearch
— Atlanta Fed (@AtlantaFed) July 2, 2021
Download our EconomyNow app or go to our website for the latest GDPNow nowcast. https://t.co/NOSwMl7Jms pic.twitter.com/6rJ4dLqiLm
USA Headline Inflation
Headline inflation running well above the trimmed mean, like the current situation, tends to predict a pickup of trimmed mean inflation down the road. Read more about the convergence between trimmed mean and headline PCE.https://t.co/a2cq5s3uYk pic.twitter.com/gzR6R8ujX5
— Dallas Fed (@DallasFed) July 2, 2021
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Holiday Volatility - Independence Day
⚠ Anticipate lower than usual volatility as July 4 USA Independence Day approaches.
USA Inflation
PCE inflation jumped to 3.9% in May. But median PCE inflation, which excludes outlier components and focuses on the middle of the distribution, was steady at 2% for the third month in a row. https://t.co/cXCwVSL540 pic.twitter.com/EccQMzzkOl
— ClevelandFed (@ClevelandFed) June 29, 2021
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
USA Fuel Prices
Average U.S. fuel prices per gallon edge higher in the latest week: Diesel rises to $3.30, the highest level since November 2018, while gasoline climbs to $3.09, the highest since October 2014 https://t.co/KEldn3kmI8 pic.twitter.com/EL83Z0eWsv
— St. Louis Fed (@stlouisfed) June 29, 2021
USA Drought - Wheat Prices
Dry weather spells trouble for US spring #wheat crop; damage concerns emerge | #agriculture
— Platts Agriculture (@PlattsAg) June 29, 2021
* US experiencing worst drought conditions in at least 20 years
* Spring wheat abandonment could be higher than usual
Full story: https://t.co/37F7yy1W0C pic.twitter.com/w6r7Bw19yY
China Human Rights
Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong and a global attention toward human rights abuses in Xinjiang have sparked debate in Italy, where members of the lower chamber are asking the government to push back against China.https://t.co/seTBmxXORj
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) June 29, 2021
Nuclear Iran
"Iran is likely to be in no great hurry to turn its nuclear potential into an actual arsenal," Mayumi Fukushima writes. https://t.co/kHR5TSdWvU
— National Interest (@TheNatlInterest) June 30, 2021
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