Commodities Now March 2011
Commodities Now specializes in the traded commodity complex, providing market intelligence in power and energy, industrial and precious metals, agriculture and softs, together with renewable energy and emission markets, logistics, legal, regulatory policy, and specialist technology.
Contents
Foreword
Guy Isherwood, Commodities Now
MENA on My Mind
Unrest in the MENA region
The Economic Constraints on Commodity Markets
Commodity markets, a focal point of economic concern
EU ETS becoming more cost-effective: Survey
By Point Carbon Thomson Reuters
REACH Compliance – What’s Next?
By Malcolm Carroll, CEO, Reach Delivery.
Commodity Price Volatility
The next supply chain frontier ...
Cotton Through a Distant Mirror
Cotton prices at a high
Exploring Knowns & Unknowns
Risk, reform and regulatory arbitrage
Economics of Physical Metal ETFs
Concerns over the impact of physical metal ETFs
Bubbling Oil
Economic resurgence on hold?
Food Prices Anxiety
Food prices at their highest level ever
Oil Price Benchmarking
‘Natural Selection’ in oil markets
Energy Trading Software
Eka to shake up the ETRM software market
Regulatory Risk Reporting Pressures
New information architecture required
Intelligent Commodity Trading
Intelligent risk management techniques
EU Gets Tough on Energy Market Abuse
There’s a New Sheriff in town...
Rare Metals & Renewables
Demand for a wide range of rare metals is roaring
What’s in Store?
Issues arising from the storage of goods
Beyond Cancún
Market opportunities trump multilateral discourse
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