Commodities

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All major commodities are rising, metals, grain, sugar, the stuff that goes catalytic converters. Is it just on expectations of economic recovery, or is or is it higher demand across the board? Yes. As you say, some of the drivers here include what's going on with china,. The massive booming government spending across, well, everywhere and this greening of the world economy er.

Angela Merkel has expressed opposition to the Biden administration’s proposal to suspend intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, and Norway’s Telenor has written off its entire $782m investment in Myanmar but will remain in the country. Plus, the FT’s markets editor, Katie Martin, explains what is behind the commodities super cycle and what it could mean for inflation.

Angela Merkel rejects US move to waive patents on vaccines

https://www.ft.com/content/76a05a85-b83c-4e36-b04d-7f44f63e57b0

Telenor writes off $782m Myanmar business following coup

https://www.ft.com/content/ba1f8db9-e2d1-4e45-80be-1f6f6fe1344b

Broad commodities price boom amplifies ‘supercycle’ talk

https://www.ft.com/content/1332da37-bf45-409f-9500-2fdac344d1dd

Why we should all give up meat

https://www.ft.com/content/1293516c-c17a-4a29-b969-55b6e6849b16

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