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President Donald Trump's auto and retaliatory tariffs on key U.S. trading partners are contributing to market volatility. Trump also recently noted he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from countries ...

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 ...

Hedge funds that trade commodities struggled in 2025. Big-name managers with exposure to energy or agriculture trades, such as Citadel, trailed peers. However, hedge funds are still flocking to the ...

Traders are betting against volatility in raw materials prices, countering the commodity sector’s notoriously boom-and-bust history. Whether it’s an oil market that is stuck firmly in a range due to ...

Gold, copper, oil, and cocoa are up big as a broad takes hold in the commodities sector. The rally is driving historic profits for the commodities trading industry. Material shortages and macro ...

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 ...

This article was written by Jim Wiederhold, Commodity Indices Product Manager at Bloomberg. Commodities are unique, with their drivers of performance differing from the more traditional asset classes.

Let’s start by stating the obvious. Commodities exist in the physical world. That means they are very different from stocks, bonds or cryptocurrencies. Those asset classes can move around the world ...

Gold and silver face sharp declines as commodity index rebalancing triggers billions in futures sales. Citigroup estimates $6 ...

Davis Commodities Limited, a Singapore-based agricultural trading firm, has announced the creation of a Carbon Credit Trading Unit as part of its strategy to integrate ESG principles and digital ...

All strategies mix good days and bumper years with bad days and market-lagging returns. For commodities traders in 2025, it was more of the latter. Conflict in the Middle East caused volatility in oil ...