Fastmarkets Midweek Briefings

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Rising geopolitical risk around the Strait of Hormuz is driving volatility in oil prices, reshaping trade flows and creating knock‑on effects across metals, manufacturing and packaging value chains worldwide.

In this Fastmarkets Midweek Briefing series, our analysts examine how energy shocks and supply‑chain disruption linked to the Middle East conflict are transmitting into key regional and global markets. Using scenario‑based analysis, each session explores where cost pressure and supply risk are most acute, how pricing dynamics may evolve, and which signals market participants should be monitoring as conditions change.

Across aluminium, broader metals and downstream manufacturing and paper packaging, these briefings focus on what moves first, what follows, and what it means for commercial decisions in an increasingly volatile environment.

Upcoming Midweek Briefings

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Wednesday 29 April 09:00 BST | 16:00 SGT/CST

Aluminium supply shock and price impact from Middle East conflict

Presenters: Laura Roberts & Andy Farida

Wednesday 13 May 09:00 SGT/CST

The Hormuz risk premium: What an oil shock means for APAC paper packaging

Wednesday 27 May 09:00 BST | 16:00 SGT/CST

Energy, freight, supply uncertainty. How the Middle East conflict is impacting global metals markets

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