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This week's edition examines the fundamental collision between the rapid scaling of artificial intelligence and the structural limitations of the global energy and mineral supply chains. We analyze how supply-side inflation, volatile maritime chokepoints, and the intensifying race for critical minerals are rewriting the playbook for global commodities and infrastructure investment.
Explore the full visual digest at pers-int.com
0:00 - Introduction
0:35 - Macro Shifts: Interest Rates, Inflation, and the Fed
8:02 - Chokepoints and Crude: Navigating Middle East Volatility
13:29 - The Power Bottleneck: Can the Grid Keep Up with AI?
16:33 - The New Energy Frontier: Nuclear, Renewables, and Carbon Removal
19:44 - Metals in the Machine: The Race for Critical Minerals
21:42 - Conclusion
Referenced sources:
From the Economist's Chair - Oil in Focus podcast series Episode 2 (Argus Media)
Power Dispatch Bottlenecked - Pushing Grids to the Limit (Argus Media)
Strait Talk Hormuz Movie (Argus Media)
Metal Movers Minor metals in the age of Artificial Intelligence (Argus Media)
Bloomberg Surveillance TV June 25th, 2026 (Bloomberg Surveillance)
PCE Reaction and US Eco Outlook (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Bloomberg Surveillance TV June 24th, 2026 (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Bloomberg Surveillance TV June 23rd, 2026 (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Market Pullback and Alan Greenspan's Legacy (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Bloomberg Surveillance TV June 22nd, 2026 (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Equity Rally Post-FOMC (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Special Report Alan Greenspan Dies at 100 (Bloomberg Surveillance)
The Global Economic Outlook (Bloomberg Surveillance)
🌎 Pushing the Frontier for carbon removal #301 (CTVC by Sightline Climate)
Michael Cembalest Does the Math on the Energy Transition (Columbia Energy Exchange)
Cameco makes the case for large nuclear reactors (Energy Evolution)
Macro Matters Huw Worthington on ECB, Gilts and Rate Outlook (FICC Focus)
Credit Crunch BlackRock's Rosenberg on Systematic, AI Impacts (FICC Focus)
Jeffrey Lacker on What a New Fed Treasury Accord Might Look Like (Macro Musings with David Beckworth)
Jeffery Lacker on What a New Fed Treasury Accord Might Look Like (Macro Musings with David Beckworth)
MacroVoices #538 Lyn Alden Is The War Really Over and What's Next For Markets (Macro Voices)
Rory Johnston on Why His $200 Oil Prediction Didn't Turn Out Right (Odd Lots)
Chokepoint geopolitics Implications for Asia's downstream and upstream sectors (Oil Markets)
234. Engie, the remarkable turn around (live from Eurelectric Power Summit) - Jun26 (Redefining Energy)
EP218 WWLRD and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis (Super-Spiked)
Data Centers aren't the bubble with Eugene McGrane (The HC Commodities Podcast)
Tech shares zigzag (Unhedged)
How to surf turbulent markets (Unhedged)
This episode is independent commentary and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the sources listed above.
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By Personalised IntelligenceThis week's edition examines the fundamental collision between the rapid scaling of artificial intelligence and the structural limitations of the global energy and mineral supply chains. We analyze how supply-side inflation, volatile maritime chokepoints, and the intensifying race for critical minerals are rewriting the playbook for global commodities and infrastructure investment.
Explore the full visual digest at pers-int.com
0:00 - Introduction
0:35 - Macro Shifts: Interest Rates, Inflation, and the Fed
8:02 - Chokepoints and Crude: Navigating Middle East Volatility
13:29 - The Power Bottleneck: Can the Grid Keep Up with AI?
16:33 - The New Energy Frontier: Nuclear, Renewables, and Carbon Removal
19:44 - Metals in the Machine: The Race for Critical Minerals
21:42 - Conclusion
Referenced sources:
From the Economist's Chair - Oil in Focus podcast series Episode 2 (Argus Media)
Power Dispatch Bottlenecked - Pushing Grids to the Limit (Argus Media)
Strait Talk Hormuz Movie (Argus Media)
Metal Movers Minor metals in the age of Artificial Intelligence (Argus Media)
Bloomberg Surveillance TV June 25th, 2026 (Bloomberg Surveillance)
PCE Reaction and US Eco Outlook (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Bloomberg Surveillance TV June 24th, 2026 (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Bloomberg Surveillance TV June 23rd, 2026 (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Market Pullback and Alan Greenspan's Legacy (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Bloomberg Surveillance TV June 22nd, 2026 (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Equity Rally Post-FOMC (Bloomberg Surveillance)
Special Report Alan Greenspan Dies at 100 (Bloomberg Surveillance)
The Global Economic Outlook (Bloomberg Surveillance)
🌎 Pushing the Frontier for carbon removal #301 (CTVC by Sightline Climate)
Michael Cembalest Does the Math on the Energy Transition (Columbia Energy Exchange)
Cameco makes the case for large nuclear reactors (Energy Evolution)
Macro Matters Huw Worthington on ECB, Gilts and Rate Outlook (FICC Focus)
Credit Crunch BlackRock's Rosenberg on Systematic, AI Impacts (FICC Focus)
Jeffrey Lacker on What a New Fed Treasury Accord Might Look Like (Macro Musings with David Beckworth)
Jeffery Lacker on What a New Fed Treasury Accord Might Look Like (Macro Musings with David Beckworth)
MacroVoices #538 Lyn Alden Is The War Really Over and What's Next For Markets (Macro Voices)
Rory Johnston on Why His $200 Oil Prediction Didn't Turn Out Right (Odd Lots)
Chokepoint geopolitics Implications for Asia's downstream and upstream sectors (Oil Markets)
234. Engie, the remarkable turn around (live from Eurelectric Power Summit) - Jun26 (Redefining Energy)
EP218 WWLRD and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis (Super-Spiked)
Data Centers aren't the bubble with Eugene McGrane (The HC Commodities Podcast)
Tech shares zigzag (Unhedged)
How to surf turbulent markets (Unhedged)
This episode is independent commentary and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the sources listed above.