On Thursday, 26 March, the World Trade Organization (WTO) commenced its 14th biennial meeting in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The conference, attended by trade ministers from across the world, aims to reform… read more →
The recent conflict in the Middle East has ground supply chains to a halt and disrupted maritime trade from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean. The disruptions in production… read more →
For several decades, global consumption has centred on the idea that the US dollar can be trusted as an asset of value. This did not happen by chance. The Bretton… read more →
The first few months of 2026 have seen strides towards agentic commerce and agentic payments. Sea Ltd announced its collaboration with Google to advance agentic commerce and agentic payments. Sea… read more →
The Korean won (KRW) is under heavy pressure amid the conflict in the Middle East and the resulting shock to oil flows. In the near term, the outlook remains highly… read more →
Since the COVID Pandemic in 2020, and as the global supply chain reacts to geopolitical events, flexibility and adaptation have become routine for energy commodity producers, traders, and users. Rapid… read more →
On Monday, 1 March, Venezuela’s state-owned mining company finalised a deal to sell up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to commodities trader Trafigura, which will be sold on to refineries… read more →
The gas giants: LNG, carbon, biomass What forces guide the key commodity markets of liquid natural gas (LNG), carbon, and biomass? Turbulence returns to European gas – just a blip?… read more →
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will cease collecting tariffs imposed under emergency powers from tomorrow, Tuesday, 24 February. This follows last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling that US President Donald… read more →
On Monday, 16 February, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed deepening UK-Canadian trade and security relations with his UK counterpart Keir Starmer. This comes amid ongoing talks about a potential… read more →
