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3 Years Of Painful Cuts Sets Oil Markets Up For Serious Supply Crunch

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Although markets have dealt with the supply overhang for the better part of two years, the surplus could flip to a deficit as early as this year, as declines exceed new sources of production by a few hundred thousand barrels per day. Link to original article: [link]. Of course, these figures are not inevitable.

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This is How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect The Global EV Market

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COVID-19 & Global Electric Vehicle Market. It is expected that, with continuing innovations in the car industry, the electric vehicle market has seen steady growth. As opposed to the demand for other cars, market demand for EVs has remained relatively steady in many countries despite the crisis. The short distance market.

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China EV industry sell-off creates opportunity, says Morgan Stanley

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Hsiao's team believes that significant margin pressure from price wars will fuel market concerns about industry profitability and cash flow, especially among new energy vehicle (NEV) heavyweights, namely BYD and Tesla China, which can afford to initiate another round of price cuts in the second quarter.

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Industrial material prices fall sharply on concerns about Chinese slowdown – ET Auto

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The price decline indicates a deterioration in the local steel market, reported Nikkei Asia. per cent on the year, stronger than market expectations of 4 per cent, the recovery in consumer durables and other goods has not been as robust as expected. Prices for nonferrous metals and chemical products are also sinking. per cent, 1.3

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Worldwatch Institute report finds global energy intensity increased in 2010 for second year in a row

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Global energy intensity—defined as total energy consumption divided by gross world product—increased 1.35% in 2010, the second year of increases in the context of a broader trend of decline over the last 30 years, according to a new Vital Signs Online article from the Worldwatch Institute.

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How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

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considered getting into the chip-stimulus game as well. billion, the auto industry makes up less than 9 percent of chip demand by revenue, according to market research firm IDC. This article appears in the August 2021 print issue as “How and When the Chip Shortage Will End.” In March of 2023, the U.S.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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He identified three major themes in 2009 for renewable energy: “ Energy markets are undergoing their most fundamental changes since the 1930s; cap and trade is the most complex issue outside of health care; and schisms exist within the energy community that will grow stronger over time. Energy Markets in a State of Change.

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