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Fearnleys Weekly

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World Container Index - 30 Jul

30 Jul 2026: Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) decreased 3% to $4,255 per 40ft container, driven by a decrease in rates on Asia–Europe and Transpacific trade routes.
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Baltic Exchange Dry Index - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News

Baltic Dry rose to 2,673 Index Points on July 30, 2026, up 1.56% from the previous day. Over the past month, Baltic Dry's price has risen 4.33%, and is up 33.45% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this...
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The Commodities Feed: Oil slips as more crude flows out of Persian Gulf

Though still in single digits, there are reports shuttling of oil across Strait of Hormuz has resumed
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FX Daily: Dollar hits post-FOMC perfect storm

The hangover from a dovish Fed surprise has taken DXY back to levels seen during Warsh’s USD-bullish June press conference
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Asia week ahead: Indian rate decision and data on Philippines, Indonesia, China

RBI expected to stay on hold, while markets focus on key growth, inflation and trade data across Asia
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Joel Salatin: The Real Impact of Fertilizer Shortages on Farmers | The Next Farm Crisis Starts Now

This one in basically a podcast. Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

Aug 1, 2026 #Agriculture #Soybeans #China
Stijn Schmitz welcomes Joel Salatin to the show. Joel Salatin is a self described Christian Libertarian Environmentalist Capitalist Lunatic Farmer. Salatin describes a deeply distorted US agricultural landscape, where massive oversupply of corn and soybeans coexists with a historic cattle shortage. Half of domestic corn goes to ethanol, not food, and China’s pursuit of self-sufficiency is eroding soybean exports, yet government bailouts keep older, risk-averse farmers locked into unprofitable cropping cycles. This parasitic dependence on subsidies props up unneeded production while stifling the market signals that would otherwise push farmers toward cattle, a switch he demonstrated could be highly profitable and capital-efficient.
Read more below the vid on youtube.

Joel Salatin: The Real Impact of Fertilizer Shortages on Farmers | The Next Farm Crisis
 
www.marctomarket.com

August 2026 Monthly

Marc Chandler, Chief Market Strategist at Bannockburn Capital Markets, breaks down global capital markets, fx central banks, and macro trends daily.
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The Trump Deal That Could Reshape Alaska

Aug 3, 2026 #Trump #Alaska #Mining
A mining deal by the Trump administration and a 211-mile road have pitted Wall Street against Alaska residents fearful of the environmental impact. But not everyone is against the Ambler Road project.
Trump Rewrites Corporate Norms With Arctic Mining Deal: https://bloom.bg/44VDSOl
The federal government granted a permit to build a road through Alaskan wilderness. In exchange, it gets part of a mining company.


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BEST AMERICAN SHIPPING PORTS | TOP 5 LIST | CARGO TERMINALS

Aug 4, 2026


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Weekly scrap market report

Copper Hits Record Highs! What Every Scrapper Needs to Know This Week

Copper surged to another all-time high this week, but that's only part of the story. We break down why scrap yards are widening buying spreads, what's happening with aluminum and steel, why catalytic converter prices are climbing, and the biggest market trends every scrapper should be watching before selling.
Want to find scrap prices across the country? See them HERE: https://iScrapApp.com/
👉 Read more: https://iscrapapp.com/blog/weekly-scr...


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