Commodities Update – A Comeback for Coal?
May 4, 2026 | Tyler Lu
With the current Iran war and disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, more countries may begin pivoting to coal as oil and natural gas becomes increasingly more expensive to procure
With the current Iran war and disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, more countries may begin pivoting to coal as oil and natural gas becomes increasingly more expensive to procure
Total Returns, The State of Inflation, Market-Based Expectations, Energy and Commodities
Recent News, Shipping Rates, Supply Chain Pressure, Capacity Utilization, and Inventory/Sales Ratios.
The three ETF categories with the largest inflows for the week that ended on 04/02/2026 were U.S. Large Cap ETFs at $4.70 billion, Government Bond ETFs at $3.08 billion, and U.S. Broad Equity ETFs at $1.93 billion.
Fixed Income and Corporate Sector Returns, Options-Adjusted Spreads, Credit ETF Flows, Biggest Movers, Issuance Recap
The spread between Asian Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) futures and U.S. LNG futures has surged over the past month.
Through the first 57 trading days of the year, the Bloomberg Commodity Index had a total return of 18.76%
Total Returns, The State of Inflation, Market-Based Expectations, Energy and Commodities
Of the total global flows through the Strait of Hormuz, sulfur led at 44%, while urea and ammonia represented 31% and 18%, respectively.