Energy & Commodities Center
Oil, gas, and the raw materials that move the global economy.
Energy and commodities are the physical foundation of the global economy, the oil, gas, and raw materials whose prices ripple through inflation, currencies, equities, and geopolitics. When crude moves, so do central-bank decisions, transport costs, and the margins of half the companies on the market.
The Energy & Commodities Center is Live Trading News' coverage of those markets: crude oil and natural gas, OPEC+ policy and supply discipline, the energy transition and the metals and materials it depends on, and the macro forces, demand cycles, the dollar, war, and weather, that set the price. We connect the commodity tape to the equities and currencies it drives rather than treating it in isolation.
Our focus is the signal beneath the volatility: which supply shocks are structural and which are noise, where energy policy and markets collide, and what commodity moves are really telling you about growth and inflation.
Every new article in this center is cryptographically signed at publication and anchored to an independent ledger, so our calls are timestamped and tamper-evident, you can see exactly what we said, and when.
- Kampot pepperBullish
Kampot White Pepper: The Health Benefits
Kampot white pepper is the world's most expensive white pepper, and the health case behind it is better documented than most. A cited look at the piperine evidence on nutrient absorption, digestion, inflammation and metabolism, plus the protected origin economics that set the price.
Shayne Heffernan12 min - energyBullish
Energy IS the New Currency
Elon Musk said energy would become the de facto currency. He was describing a physical constraint, not a metaphor. Firm power delivered to the rack is now the limiting reagent in the AI build-out, and roughly 158 GW of data-centre capacity still has to be energised by 2030.
Shayne Heffernan10 min - $CEGBullish
Compute and Electricity: The Defining Challenge of Our Times
Compute is no longer limited by silicon. It is limited by firm power. Shayne Heffernan on the AI electricity shock, the nuclear resurgence, the top ten electricity producing countries today and in 2036, who is building for the future, and the equity map of winners across nuclear, gas, fuel and grid.
Shayne Heffernan15 min - $MSFTBullish
Big Tech Earnings, the Fed and $100 Oil. Trading Strategies for Every Sector
Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon report, the Fed decides, and oil sits above $100. Shayne Heffernan on the week ahead, with the full economic calendar and a trading strategy for big tech, AI, quantum, gold, silver, FX and Bitcoin.
Shayne Heffernan19 min - Week AheadBullish
Economic Calendar and Trading Strategies for the Week Ahead: July 20–24, 2026
A pivotal week for markets: Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz sends crude above $86 and gasoline over $5, while Alphabet, Tesla and Intel earnings test the AI trade. Full economic calendar plus trading strategies across oil, gold, Bitcoin, FX and AI chip stocks.
Shayne Heffernan16 min - Week AheadBullish
Economic Calendar and Trading Strategies for the Week Ahead: July 14–18, 2026
A pivotal week for markets: US strikes on Iran reignite the oil risk premium, June CPI and retail sales test the Fed's rate-cut path, and the $1 trillion AI capital loop keeps driving the tech trade. Full economic calendar plus trading strategies across oil, gold, Bitcoin, FX and AI stocks.
Shayne Heffernan25 min - Artificial IntelligenceBullish
USA vs China: The AI and Quantum Scorecard
The US still leads AI models and chips by a whisker; China leads power and open-weight models outright. Shayne Heffernan scores the four races that will decide the decade.
Shayne Heffernan24 min - IranBullish
Is the Iran War Back?
US Central Command struck Iran on June 26, nine days after a peace memorandum, after an alleged drone attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. What it means for gold, Bitcoin, the defense complex — Palantir, Lockheed, RTX — and why the return of QE matters more than the bombs.
Shayne Heffernan25 min - BitcoinBullish
Time to Buy Gold and Bitcoin
The tech-driven sell-off has soured sentiment, but it has overshot. Buy Bitcoin under $60,000, gold under $4,000, and stay long the AI theme — you are earlier than you think.
Shayne Heffernan4 min - Wall StreetNeutral
Wall Street Outlook: Stocks, AI, Oil and Bitcoin (June 22-26)
Our Wall Street outlook for the week ahead: a thin macro calendar puts Micron's earnings and the May PCE inflation print centre stage, against AI capital spending, the SpaceX debut, the Iran-driven oil round trip, a firm dollar and a sliding Bitcoin.
Shayne Heffernan10 min - Stocks
The Political and Economic Importance of Qatar – $QAT $SPY $FXI
Shayne Heffernan4 min - Forex
Gold the Timeless Investment
Shayne Heffernan3 min - Real Estate
China National Carbon Emission Trading
Shayne Heffernan4 min - Politics
Just Stop Oil: Performance Terrorism and the Consequences
Shayne Heffernan6 min - Commodities
Budgetary restrictions compel Germany and Dutch-owned operator to stop negotiations on grid sale.
John Heffernan1 min - Stocks
Strong Demand for Uranium
Shayne Heffernan5 min - Shayne Heffernan on Investments
Ufunded: Empowering Traders with Instant Funding
Joseph W Heffernan3 min - Stocks
Riding the Crude Waves: Unveiling the 2024 Oil Price Outlook
John Heffernan4 min - Stocks
Nuclear Power: Surge in Demand for Uranium
Shayne Heffernan12 min - Shayne Heffernan on Investments
China Gold Demand Surges in 2023
Shayne Heffernan10 min - Stocks
Unlocking Trading Success: The Benefits of Metastock
Shayne Heffernan16 min - Shayne Heffernan on Investments
Oil Prices Surge Amid Middle East Tensions $USO $XOM $CVX
Shayne Heffernan9 min - Shayne Heffernan on Investments
Sultan Al Jaber: A Champion for a Sustainable Future
Shayne Heffernan2 min - Shayne Heffernan on Investments
Thailand's Electric Vehicle Boom
Shayne Heffernan3 min - Shayne Heffernan on Investments
Exxon Buying Pioneer Will Trigger $71 Million in Executive Windfalls
John Heffernan2 min - Shayne Heffernan on Investments
China's Sanctioned Oil Imports: A Challenge for the Global Oil Market
John Heffernan3 min - Shayne Heffernan on Investments
Israel-Hamas War: What Investors Need to Know
John Heffernan3 min - Shayne Heffernan on Investments
Oil Demand Continues to Grow
Shayne Heffernan4 min - Headline News
EU Adds Carbon Tax as Economy Struggles
Shayne Heffernan6 min - Shayne Heffernan on Investments
Soaring Rice Prices: A Mixed Bag for Indebted Thai Farmers
John Heffernan3 min