A bumpy road ahead for electric cars
Unlike lithium, the price of cobalt is expected to remain high due to limited supply and growing demand. In 2016, more than 50 percent of the global supply of …
The future of coal
It fired up the industrial age but is now condemned as a toxic pollutant. Most countries are cutting back on coal usage, but not all. Donald Trump wants to …
The unforeseen consequences of China’s insatiable oil demand
While it’s true that China’s crude oil imports recovered slightly in July, it was still among the lowest so far this year due to a decline in demand …
Will India’s sugar high end up in a political headache?
The sugar glut in India is set to worsen on the back of higher planting in the ongoing Kharif season, despite unsettled dues to farmers. In Uttar Pradesh, the …
India about to become surplus agri-producer? It’s too early to comment
Sceptics say it is too early to predict whether India has entered into a prolonged period of surplus in agricultural commodities. In fact, they add, unless …
The US and India are squaring off on trade. That spells trouble for Modi
If India’s retaliatory tariffs against Washington’s steel and aluminum import levies go ahead next month, that could push the White House to …
US sanctions on Iran could push oil prices above $90 a barrel by year-end
U.S. sanctions on Iranian crude could soon push oil prices above $90 a barrel, one oil analyst told CNBC, amid heightened energy market fears of a looming …
Trade war with US to plant seeds of change in China’s cotton industry – one way or another
Cotton is under the spotlight since China announced in April it would be assessing a 25 per cent tariff on US cotton, among 106 commodities and products …
Oil prices at risk of economic downturn
Oil prices have retreated as disrupted supply from Libya has started to come back online, threatening the recent gains in oil prices. But a bigger threat to …