1st Topic of the Week: The perceived US power supply problems relating to data centers and AI, could be solved by co-locating gas-powered generation with
US equity market performance YTD implies that most expect a better year in 2025 for fertilizer and agricultural chemicals and a relatively weak one for
General Thoughts: Cost position and relative integration will likely remain primary determinants of commodity chemical and refining outperformance in 2024 amid oversupplied markets. We discuss