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Both Opec+ and the main central banks are tasked with ensuring adequate liquidity in world markets. But as the last week has shown, deciding when and how far to move is difficult, not least as their respective decisions now increasingly affect each other’s room for manoeuvre.

“From the Economist’s Chair” podcast and blog post from David Fyfe, Argus Media Chief Economist: How much liquidity is enough?

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Over a year has passed since China imposed an informal ban on Australian coals. What is China's stance today and what has been the impact on the wider market?

Join Siew Hua Seah, Europe Editor, Argus Ferrous Markets, and Brendan Kjellberg-Motton, Reporter - Coking Coal, as they explore the impact on US, Canada and Russia coking coal. Our speakers will also dive into the prices and share thoughts on industry sentiment towards China's restrictions.

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Learn more about the more than $1 trillion infrastructure bill and the effects on the landscape in particular when it comes to electric vehicles and the energy transition.

Join Jason Metko, Argus Spot Ticker report, and Stephen Jones, SVP Oil Market Strategies, as they breakdown the infrastructure bill and look at Covid-19 recovery and the impacts to the US vehicle fleet. 

The planting of transgenic wheat in Argentina, the main supplier of the grain to Brazil, is causing a lot of controversy. Will Brazil approve the entry of GM wheat in the country? And if not, what would the effect be on other wheat producing and consuming countries? 

Join Camila Dias, Argus Brazil Bureau Chief, and Alessandra Mello, Deputy Editor of the Argus Brazil Grains and Fertilizer publication. They discuss what is at stake in this debate about GM wheat. 

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O plantio de trigo transgênico na Argentina, principal fornecedor do cereal para o Brasil, está causando muita polêmica. Será que o Brasil vai aprovar a entrada de trigo geneticamente modificado no país? E caso não aprove, qual seria o efeito para outros países produtores e consumidores de trigo? 

Junte-se a Camila Dias, chefe de redação da Argus no Brasil, e Alessandra Mello, editora assistente da publicação Argus Brasil Grãos e Fertilizantes. Elas conversam sobre o que está em jogo neste debate sobre o trigo transgênico. 

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Despite growing calls to boost supply more aggressively to help curb rising oil prices, expectations are that Opec+ will once again decide to stay the course and sanction a 400,000 b/d increase its collective output, as planned. 

In this episode of The Crude Report, Editor-in-Chief Jim Washer and Dubai Editorial Manager Nader Itayim look at the reasons why the Opec+ coalition is likely to resist change and what challenges it is likely to face in the months ahead. 

In an environment where energy prices are surging and fertilizer prices are hitting record levels, sulphur is in a intriguing position, intersecting these two markets. What are the prospects for the sulphur market?

Join Meena Chauhan, Head of Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid Research, and Tim Cheyne, VP, Fertilizers, as they start with a look at prices, reviewing price trends in the sulphur market through 2021 as well as the short-term pricing outlook. We then focus on supply, addressing the key changes forecast for supply in 2022. We assess what impact shifting energy patterns in the medium term may have as we see examples of refineries switching to renewable fuels. We discuss how any shortfall in Europe or other markets will be met in the future. We then switch to the topic of demand, exploring the key demand drivers in the short term before taking an intriguing look at the electric vehicle market and demand for battery materials – asking the question of whether this will influence the sulphur industry or the outlook. We end with analysis of the impact of planned phosphates export restrictions on the sulphur market.

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Hydrogen is a central pillar of the IEA’s pathway toward net-zero.

ITM Power’s CEO Dr. Graham Cooley joins Tim Hard SVP Energy Transition at Argus, to share his expert views on how electrolysis and carbon-free green hydrogen can play a key role in the energy transition journey.

What policies at COP26 would be meaningfully supportive? How have costs evolved and how might they? To find out more listen to our podcast ‘Hydrogen & Future Fuels: Electrolysers'.

Join Colin Richardson, Editor - Steel, and Rye Druzin, Senior Steel Reporter, as they explore the drivers behind the US HRC price plummet last year and how the market is now recovering as the supply chain returns to a new normal. Our Argus speakers also comment on current lead times for steel and the impact of semi-conductor and component shortages on demand.

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O marcado de gás natural no Brasil, em processo de abertura, se debruça em mais um dilema: quem vai arcar com a expansão das redes de transporte e distribuição de gás. A resposta está nos consumidores âncora, que demandam grandes volumes. Mas quem são eles?

Junte-se a Camila Dias, chefe de redação da Argus no Brasil, e Flávia Pierry, editora de Gás Natural e Energia. Elas conversam sobre quem são os consumidores âncora, quais são as limitações e até polêmicas sobre o desenvolvimento desses novos demandantes de gás no Brasil.

Quer ficar por dentro de tudo que acontece no mercado da energia e gás natural?