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Commodities Trading

Oil, gold, soybeans...orange juice? Commodities trading is one of the oldest markets around, with its own special traits and rules. Check here for informative material on the commodity trading markets and the companies that participate in them.

Summaries

9 Book

The World for Sale

Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources
Javier Blas and Jack Farchy
Oxford UP, 2021
8 Podcast

Should You Bet on Hydrogen Fuel?

Convenience Matters podcast
Donovan Woods et al.
Convenience Matters, 2019
8 Report
Antti Belt and Steven Kok
Boston Consulting Group, 2018
6 Book
Kevin Kerr
Wiley, 2007
7 Book
Ralf Boscheck
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
9 Book

Hot Commodities

How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the World
Jim Rogers
Random House, 2004
8 Article

Our Global Food System Was Already in Crisis. Russia’s War Will Make It Worse

The Global South will suffer the most as colonial legacies, climate change, and capitalism continue to plunge millions into hunger.
Raj Patel
Boston Review, 2022
8 Report

The Hunger-Makers

How Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Other Financial Institutions Are Speculating With Food at the Expense of the Poorest
Foodwatch
Foodwatch, 2011
9 Article

If the Trade War Starts to Damage the Economy, Here’s How You’ll Be Able to Tell

Early Indicators Include Executive Surveys and Futures Markets.
Neil Irwin
The New York Times, 2018
8 Book

Rare

The High-Stakes Race to Satisfy Our Need for the Scarcest Metals on Earth
Keith Veronese
Prometheus Books, 2015
8 Report

Price Formation in Commodities Markets

Financialisation and Beyond
Diego Valiante and Christian Egenhofer
CEP Press, 2013
6 Book

Gold Trading Boot Camp

How to Master the Basics and Become a Successful Commodities Investor
Gregory T. Weldon
Wiley, 2007