China’s economy is slowly recovering after the country finally ended its austere Zero Covid Policy late last year. The recovery of the world’s second largest economy has been gradual. China was hit hard by a wave of Covid-19 cases as soon as strict national lockdown measures were eased. But now, the pace of the country’s rebound is picking up, with major implications for the global economy as a whole. More specifically, China’s re-opening is going to add a massive amount of demand for a wide array of commodities, and especially for energy imports. "The impact of China's reopening would be largely on the demand side, ... (full story)