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Cocoa exports - PNG: Another good year for cocoa, but coffee to win in 2025

1 month ago | fijitimes.com.fj | Kishti Sen |Soni Kumari |Tom Kenny

Papua New Guinea had a record year for cocoa exports in 2024. It yielded PGK1,233m in export revenue, surpassing coffee receipts of PGK989m for the first time in PNG’s history. That higher ranking will, in our view, be short lived. While prices are expected to stay high, PNG cannot significantly increase supply quickly due to historically small crop sizes. Coffee, on the other hand, is expected to have another bumper year following a low volume season last year.
Exploring Grants For Car Accident Victims: Financial Support For Recov

Nov 30, 2024 | youthkiawaaz.com | Soni Kumari
What it means to have a family man as partner.

Nov 18, 2024 | medium.com | Soni Kumari

Soni Kumari·Follow2 min read·--In this busy world, where everyone is chasing high achievements or striving to fulfill personal goals, we often forget to nurture the relationships that truly matter. As life gets tougher, it’s not uncommon for one or both partners in a relationship to feel like they’re merely dragging things along. This holds true for marriages as well.
Hot spotting

Jul 7, 2024 | bluenotes.anz.com | Daniel Hynes |Soni Kumari

As more electricity is needed to protect people from weather extremes, the pressure to increase power grids is likely to raise demand for key metals, such as copper and aluminium, in coming years. "This is occurring amid an acceleration in the clean-energy transition. The net zero emissions targets of many countries need bigger, stronger and smarter grids than currently exist.”The world posted an eleventh month of record-breaking heat in April, with warmer conditions engulfing Asia.
Silver mining playbook

Apr 28, 2024 | bluenotes.anz.com | Daniel Hynes |Soni Kumari

While normally silver outperforms gold in a rising gold price environment, it did not happen last year due to lacklustre investment flows from Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) for both the metals. "China and India are important silver-consuming countries – and they are both restocking silver. The spot premium for silver in China has risen above US$2 an ounce so far this year, which reflects strong demand."But changes in the world economy could lead to silver outperforming gold in 2024.
The ‘official’ gold binge has legs

Feb 23, 2024 | businesstimes.com.sg | Soni Kumari |Dhiraj Nim

Emerging market central banks are still stockpiling gold despite higher interest rates curbing its investment appeal. Here are three reasons why. Gold’s ability to hold value in the face of complex geopolitical risks makes it a favoured asset in central bank portfolios. AFP Enjoy reading!Enjoy your subscriber-only story! START READING You have received a gift!Unlock this subscriber-only story by signing up or log in to start reading.
China and India: switching lanes?

Aug 3, 2023 | bluenotes.anz.com | Daniel Hynes |Soni Kumari |Dhiraj Nim

Pick up the slackAs the two largest Asian economies diverge in their economic growth trends, what will it mean for global commodity markets? Can India pick up the slack that will be left by a slower China? Our analysis indicates that India will be able to pick up roughly half of the slack left by a slower China in the global commodity markets. However, this proportion will vary considerably by commodity. Among energy commodities, the pick-up will be most prominent for oil and coal.
Raising gold forecasts

Mar 15, 2023 | interest.co.nz | Daniel Hynes |Soni Kumari

By Daniel Hynes and Soni Kumari*Highlights Strong US economic data and consequent repricing of the Fed’s terminal rate will drive the gold price in the short term. We expect the Fed will pause its interest rate hiking cycle this year. This should lower the USD and leave US real yields intact, then lift gold prices in coming quarters. Technically, bullish momentum is continuing after breaking the range of USD1,845-1,850/oz on Friday.
Nickel may need time to recharge its batteries

Feb 6, 2023 | bluenotes.anz.com | Daniel Hynes |Soni Kumari

The Philippines is mulling an export tax up to 10 per cent on nickel ore. Following Indonesia’s nickel ore export ban, the Philippines has been a major source of feed for Chinese NPI plants. It contributed nearly 85 per cent of all nickel ore imports into China in 2022. If the export tax is implemented in the Philippines it could curb China’s NPI production. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has also raised the prospect of further supply disruptions.