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The most important macro implication is climate:By 1H27, global temperature may rise to 1.8-2.0ºC above pre-industrial levels. This level will intensify Asia’s electricity demand and stress due to hydroelectric shortages,and will also increase short-term volatility in temperature, rainfall, and logistics in the Americas.

Specifically, firstly, droughts in Asia and Australia, with rainfall patterns diverging in other regions, will bring shocks to soft commodities and regional food supply. Second, weak monsoons and falling reservoir levels will drive up local thermal power and LNG demand. Third, export restrictions and alternative trade pathways will amplify global price transmission. Fourth, surging cooling demand, coupled with hydroelectric shortages, will trigger regional energy price spikes. Fifth, while high global grain inventories may contain systemic shortages, they cannot prevent localized scarcities and price volatility.

South Asia and Southeast Asiahave already exhibited below-normal rainfall and high temperature risks, making soft commodities and food chains such as rice, sugar, palm oil, coffee, cotton, and pulses especially sensitive.Australiais also showing widespread insufficient rainfall across the country, increasing the risk of downward revisions in wheat and barley exports.

Latin America shows greater differentiation, with drought in the north affecting coffee, sugar, and staple crops;South Asia is the primary transmission zone for near-term global commodity risk. Current forecasts point to below-normal monsoon levels, with rainfall around 90% of long-term averages, and high probability of local deficits.

India’s position in rice, sugar, cotton, pulses and the global food trade means that any production shortfall can quickly translate into export restriction risk; once export bans or stock release policies are enacted, price shocks will spread from local supply and demand to the global trade chain.

Weather sensitivity will also impact logistics chains, for example, copper mining, ports, rail, and road transport, leading to a risk-based upward bias in metals.

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