Mid-Year Commodity Outlook for 2026
Trade policy shifts, geopolitical pressures and supply disruptions all left their mark on energy and raw material markets in H1 2026. As H2 planning gets underway, CRU's analysis sets out what happened, what it means, and what comes next.
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