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A critical barometer for the global commodities trade has spiked to its highest level in four months, signaling a sharp tightening in the market for moving raw materials. The Baltic Dry Index, a key gauge of bulk shipping rates, has surged to its strongest point since early December, propelled by a powerful combination...
Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. has filed a lawsuit against the Baltic Exchange, alleging the distortion of a critical benchmark used to price oil shipments from the Middle East through the Strait of Hormuz—a chokepoint that handles roughly a fifth of the world's oil flows. The dispute centers on how the Baltic Exchange ca...