Meeting

The Year Ahead in Commodity Markets

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Angelika Warmuth/Reuters

Speakers

Roukaya Ibrahim

Chief Strategist, Commodity & Energy, BCA Research

Natasha Kaneva

Managing Director, Global Oil and Commodities Research, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Carolyn Kissane

Associate Dean, Center for NYU Global Affairs and Founding Director, Energy, Climate and Sustainability Lab, New York University; CFR Member

Presider

Rebecca Patterson

Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Panelists discuss the outlook for key commodity markets, examining the factors driving energy, industrial, and precious metals prices, and exploring the implications for the global economy and broader financial markets.

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