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Alex Kimani

Contributor since: 28 Jan 2019

Alex Kimani

Alex Kimani is a veteran finance writer, investor, engineer and researcher for Safehaven.com. 

Latest articles from Alex

  • Little-Known Traders Now Rule Russian Oil Markets

    Published 22 March 2023 | viewed 8,920 times

    Historically, giant commodity traders such as Switzerland's Vitol, Glencore, and Gunvor as well as Singapore’s Trafigura have dominated the global oil trade while smaller trading…

  • How OPEC Has Filled America’s Russian Oil Void

    Published 21 March 2023 | viewed 8,022 times

    A little over a year ago, the United States government banned the importation of Russian crude, petroleum, oils and products of their distillation, LNG coal…

  • Big Oil Wants In On The EV Boom

    Published 21 March 2023 | viewed 4,496 times

    Last year, the electric vehicle sector crossed a global milestone, with one out of ten vehicles sold being electric for the first time ever. While…

  • Standard Chartered Blames Gamma Hedging For Overdue Oil Selloff

    Published 19 March 2023 | viewed 15,619 times

    The energy sector has emerged as the worst performer among all 11 sectors of the U.S. market in the current week, with energy prices dropping…

  • SVB Collapse Is Bad News For Small Scale Solar

    Published 16 March 2023 | viewed 2,742 times

    The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the entire financial sector and marked the biggest bank failure since the 2008 financial…

  • Are Oil Prices Set For A Quick Comeback?

    Published 16 March 2023 | viewed 16,915 times

    The energy markets are going through one of their worst selloffs in recent times as fears of a new global crisis continue to roil financial…

  • Will The Saudi-Iranian Diplomatic Deal Bring Oil Prices Down?

    Published 14 March 2023 | viewed 6,018 times

    The energy markets have kicked off the new week on a sour note, with oil prices recording significant declines in early trading on Monday just…

  • Get Ready For The EU Gas Buyers’ Cartel

    Published 12 March 2023 | viewed 16,022 times

    Rocked by one of the worst energy crises in living memory, the European Union will make its first move as a gas buyers’ cartel next…

  • How Tesla Plans To Distance Itself from Problematic Supply Chains

    Published 09 March 2023 | viewed 2,879 times

    Shares of Australian rare earths developers Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (OTCPK:LYSCF)(ASX:LYC) and Arafura Rare Earths Ltd (OTCPK:ARAFF)(ASX: ARU) have tanked after Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) outlined plans to stop using rare earths…

  • BlackRock Sees More Value In EU Companies Than U.S. Stocks

    Published 09 March 2023 | viewed 1,955 times

    The last two decades of extreme underperformance and numerous false starts by European stock markets have left investors despondent and pessimistic. The eurozone sovereign debt…

  • Exploding SUV Market Is Another Big Boost For Oil Demand

    Published 09 March 2023 | viewed 3,542 times

    The global electrification drive has been hailed as the world’s best shot at preventing a catastrophic and irreversible climate meltdown wrought by uncontrolled emissions of…

  • Oil Price Rally Unravels On China's Underwhelming GDP Growth Target

    Published 06 March 2023 | viewed 8,668 times

    Oil prices pulled back on Monday morning after China set a GDP growth target of “around 5%” for 2023, lower than last year’s target of…

  • Lithium Prices Have Crashed Spectacularly, Here’s What Next

    Published 05 March 2023 | viewed 16,338 times

    Over the past few years, the lithium markets exploded as the electrification drive went into overdrive. EV makers like Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) have been scrambling to secure supplies amid…

  • LME Halts Flows Of Russian Metals To The U.S.

    Published 03 March 2023 | viewed 21,024 times

    The London Metal Exchange (LME) has suspended the inflow of Russian base metals into its U.S. warehouses prior to the planned imposition of tariffs on Russian metal…

  • ‘New Fuels’ Take Over Commodity Markets Of The Future

    Published 01 March 2023 | viewed 3,143 times

    The energy transition and the global energy crisis have triggered deep transformations within international energy trade. To wit, hydrogen and hydrogen-based products, including ammonia and…

  • Oil Trade Is Moving Away From Europe

    Published 28 February 2023 | viewed 14,178 times

    Oil is the largest commodity in the world, with the global crude oil market in 2022 estimated at $2.7 trillion. This trade is facilitated by both…

  • Red States Benefit Most From Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

    Published 28 February 2023 | viewed 2,839 times

    Republicans are not exactly known to embrace renewable energy, with GOP elected officials and fossil fuel supporters frequently criticizing the clean energy drive. Not a…

  • Why ESG Funds Love General Motors

    Published 24 February 2023 | viewed 2,108 times

        Over the past few years, a deluge of do-good ETFs flooded U.S. exchanges and drew in billions of investor dollars. However, the global…

  • What The Business Cycles Tell Us About Oil Prices

    Published 22 February 2023 | viewed 11,239 times

    The oil and gas markets are currently in the throes of yet another downturn, with Brent crude down 34% from its May 2022 peak while…

  • Top 5 Best Oil Stock Performers And 5 Worst Performers

    Published 21 February 2023 | viewed 9,812 times

    The current year is shaping up as another lackluster year for the U.S. energy sector, with oil and gas stocks sitting out a wider market…

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