A U.S.-China Trade Deal Could Revive Palm Oil Demand
At the start of 2020, positive fundamentals shaped the palm oil market. Global demand for the oil was on the…
COVID-19: A Threat To The Global Uranium Supply
Uranium futures is one of the few contracts that has experienced price gains in recent weeks, as the economic impact…
The Oil Market Crisis Is Just Getting Started
The oil market is going to run out of available storage due to the demand collapse caused by the coronavirus…
China’s Move To Clean Energy Is Driving Natural Gas Demand
China is seeing significant growth in demand for natural gas as the government encourages the switch away from coal to…
Why Global Investors Want Access To China’s Gold Market
China has grown to become one of the biggest gold-trading markets, just behind New York and London, and more international…
Elections, Financial Services and Commodities: A Postcard From India
India’s financial sector can be as chaotic as a Mumbai street market. But when I recently visited India and looked…
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…
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…
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…
China’s Belt & Road Aspirations Press On Amid US Trade Disputes
Launched just five years ago, the Belt and Road Initiative (B&R) has come a long way in a short time.…
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…
Chile Sees Downgrade, Outlook Stable
Moody’s Investor Service this month downgraded the Government of Chile’s issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to A1 from Aa3. The global…
