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Geopolitical risk and supply disruptions drove the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) up 24% in Q1 2026, with energy leading ...

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As weather patterns drive volatility across oil, coffee, cocoa and grain markets, the gap between what is happening on the ground and what is reflected in prices is becoming impossible to ignore.

Energy markets have always been sensitive to geopolitical events, but the nature of that sensitivity has changed.

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