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Commodities: Why Coal Markets Are Moving East

Before the emergence of oil and gas, there was coal. Cheap and plentiful coal powered the Industrial Revolution in Europe and…

12.28.2018 Owain Johnson

Asia

Asia’s Retail Investors Are Looking To Futures

Asian retail investors are increasingly flexing their muscles and becoming important participants in the derivatives market. CME Group’s retail trading…

12.03.2018 Christopher Fix

News

Geopolitical Considerations Ahead Of December OPEC Meeting

Will Sliding Oil Prices And The Global Economic Outlook Be Taken Into Consideration? When the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries…

11.29.2018 Brai Odion-Esene

Markets

Mexico’s New President Must Tackle Inequality

The new president of Mexico has a unique opportunity to turn a period of relative economic stability for the country…

11.19.2018 Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

Emerging Markets

Turkey’s Renewable Energy Ambitions Will Require A Boost From Coal

Turkey is not short of ambition when it comes to infrastructure projects. In October 2018, it opened the world’s largest…

11.11.2018 Indranil Ghosh

Markets

Fed Rate Hikes And The Impact On Gulf Economies

As the global economy hits pause on growing concerns about reduced trade activity in the coming year and weak macro…

10.24.2018 Brai Odion-Esene

Markets

Islamic Finance A Potential Boost For Gold’s ‘Safe Haven’ Status

Gold has long been viewed as a safe-haven play, but despite recent geopolitical turmoil and market fluctuations, the precious metal…

10.08.2018 Leslie Shaffer

Features

Mexico’s Energy Reform: Some Clues On Obrador

When soon-to-be former President Enrique Peña Nieto announced his government’s energy reform before Mexico’s congress in December 2013 he proclaimed,…

09.26.2018 Indranil Ghosh

Markets

Venezuela Remains On Path To Collapse

In August, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro announced new measures to improve the economy of his country. Venezuela, by many accounts has…

09.07.2018 Emerging Market Views

Markets

Mexican Election Brings Energy, Trade Into Focus

President-elect eyes expansion of refining capacity and gas production. Andrés Manuel López Obrador decisively won the Mexican presidential election on July…

08.15.2018 Dawn Kissi