During the month of January, every sector had a positive performance. Metals (+11.48%) and Livestock (+4.64%) were the top performers. The bullish performance in Metals (+11.48%) was led by Palladium (+18.18%) and Platinum (+14.70%).  The S&P 500 (+2.70%) held steady through the annoucements of Tariffs placed on Canada and Mexico.…

Commodities: Global   OPEC Oil Output Fell in December from a drop in the UAE due to field maintenance.  The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries pumped 26.5 million barrels per day (mbpd) last month per Bloomberg estimates as modest gains in Libya and Nigeria were also offset by similarly-modest…

War: Ukraine-Russia   Ukraine’s Eastern Territory Still Being Nibbled Away but Russia’s losses piled higher, reaching over 48,000 killed and wounded in December alone, per the Ukrainian military.  November was the second largest at 45,000.  If close to correct, that would place Russian casualties (dead and wounded) at 790,000 for…