WHY OIL MIGHT SPIKE -- AND STOCKS TANK -- FROM HERE / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Why Oil Might Spike — And Stocks Tank — From Here BY JOHN RUBINO  A thread just appeared on Twitter in which a couple of people who seem to ...

WHAT CAN BE LEARNED FROM CHINESE FUTURES TRADING / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood What can be learnt from Chinese futures trading? If you love eggs, this is the market for you “So long as you think abou...

THE LME IS EUROPE´S ONLY SURVIVING "OPEN OUTCRY" VENUE / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood The LME is Europe’s only surviving “open outcry” venue Traders still bark orders for copper as they have for more than a cent...

LME BACKS MERCURIA-LED BLOCKCHAIN CONSORTIUM TO TRACK GLOBAL METALS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

LME backs Mercuria-led blockchain consortium to track global metals System will enable buyers to track their metal and help traders secur...

THE YEAR THE WORLD FELT THE MIGHT OF CHINA´S COMMODITY TRADERS / BLOOMBERG

The Year the World Felt the Might of China’s Commodity Traders Bloomberg News   Surging metal prices linked to jump in hedge-fund tra...

GLENCORE AND COMMODITY TRADERS: NOWHERE TO HIDE / THE ECONOMIST

Glencore and commodity traders Nowhere to hide Glencore’s woes put the spotlight on an industry unused to scrutiny . .   Not such...

SELL SIGNALS / THE ECONOMIST

Banks and commodity trading Sell signals Banks are scrambling to ditch their commodity-trading businesses Apr 26th 2014 .   A ...

BANKS´ RETREAT EMPOWERS COMMODITY TRADING HOUSES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

March 31, 2014 6:09 pm Banks’ retreat empowers commodity trading houses By Neil Hume, Commodities Editor ©Bloomberg Over...