China’s economic outlook remains a central concern, given its status as the world’s largest commodity consumer. Slower growth ...
Maritime disruption : Maritime trade is facing rising disruption as drone-enabled attacks, grey zone tactics and weakening global security guarantees make sea lanes riskier. This drives up costs, the ...
A recent report from McKinsey highlights trends seen in commodities trading over the past year. The document shows that despite global uncertainty, commodities trading generated over US$100 billion in ...
Volatile commodity prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are forcing big trading houses to scramble for cash and feeding jitters over potential threats to the financial system. But so far ...
The total global commodity trading gross margin jumped from below $40 billion in 2018 to a record-high of nearly $150 billion in 2022. Commodity traders have amassed up to $120 billion in cash over ...