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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

8 Podcast

Should You Bet on Hydrogen Fuel?

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

Gold Trading Boot Camp

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

Hot Commodities

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

Ukrainian Invasion Adds to Chaos for Global Supply Chains

Russia’s military incursion is severing key supply chains and setting off a scramble among global companies to comply with new sanctions.
Ana Swanson
The New York Times, 2022
9 Article
Philip Hirschhorn and Tom Brijs
Boston Consulting Group, 2021