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Strait of Hormuz Closure Cuts Fertilizer Flow as Famine Warnings Grow
The Strait of Hormuz closure is disrupting fertilizer supplies and intensifying famine warnings, with natural gas and urea used for nitrogen fertilizer unable to move.
What happened
The Strait of Hormuz closure is stopping the movement of natural gas and urea that become nitrogen fertilizer, starving the world’s farms and making famine warnings louder, according to Reuters.
What it means for the Nasdaq and TQQQ
A closure of the Strait of Hormuz can disrupt shipping and commodity flows, including fertilizer inputs. That can affect global growth and risk appetite, which are key drivers for the Nasdaq-100. TQQQ, which seeks about 3x the Nasdaq-100’s daily moves, can amplify those swings.
Originally reported by X. Written up by Quant Paradise from the report's headline; see the original outlet for full details.
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