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Beyond Oil: How a Protracted Iran Conflict Could Fracture Global Commodity Supply Chains
Bank of America’s analysis finds that a protracted Iran‑related conflict would ripple well beyond crude markets, hitting refined fuels, aluminium, fertilizers, copper and gas flows. The duration of disruption—especially to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz—determines whether price shocks remain manageable or trigger stagflation and deep commodity divergence.
China Forces Electric Cars to Slim Down: New Efficiency Rules Target the 'Battery-Bloated' NEV Boom
China has introduced a mandatory energy‑consumption standard that ties electric‑vehicle electricity use to curb weight, forcing manufacturers to curb the recent trend of heavier battery‑bulked models. The rule will accelerate lightweighting, higher‑density batteries and systems integration while reducing resource pressure from oversized pack production.