Metals
Emerging market commodity intensity set to boom, say analysts
BarCap research analysts forecast commodity intensive GDP for emerging markets for 2011, with strong growth in the base metals sector
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2011: Metals
Golden rule
TD makes play for commodities market
International launch of new precious metals trading business builds on previous efforts
Concern over scarcity of high-quality assets forces CCPs to broaden eligible collateral
Ice Clear Europe accepts gold for margin, while LCH.Clearnet is also working on extending eligible collateral
Standard Bank to store gold in Asia for new Hong Kong EFT
South Africa’s Standard Bank offers its metals and market making capabilities for a new gold ETF in Hong Kong.
Precious metals forum
Gold was a safe haven during the European sovereign debt crisis. How will gold prices, and precious metals financial products, evolve over the coming year?
Precious metals sponsored forum
Worth its weight
SGX and LME partner on metals futures launch
The London Metal Exchange (LME) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have joined forces to launch cash-settled mini monthly metals futures contracts to be traded and cleared on the SGX
Mongolia: Investors weigh risk in promising market
Following a $3 billion investment agreement made for a copper-gold mine last year, and the recent tender for $10 billion of infrastructure investment, Mongolia seems to be the new land of opportunity, but there are risks. Alex Davis reports
Mining companies vulnerable on lack of hedging programmes
A substantial number of mining companies refuse to have a hedging programme, leaving them vulnerable to a possible sharp drop in prices
The dangers of a more liquid gold market
With other safe haven assets looking increasingly risky, investors are turning to gold in unprecedented numbers – but a more liquid market may turn out to have pitfalls in the long term. By Alexander Campbell
Metal mania
China is the world’s fastest-growing consumer of base metals and its appetite for raw materials has resulted in a staggering growth in onshore listed derivatives. But its relevance to the institutional markets is still limited. Georgina Lee reports
CFTC to examine metals trading
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced details of a public meeting on March 25 to examine the trading of futures and options in the precious and base metals markets.
LME Asia to open in April
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has confirmed it will be opening its Singapore office in April this year.
Commodity Rankings: Going for gold
HSBC topped the precious metals categories of this year’s commodity rankings, swapping places with runner-up and last year’s winner UBS in a gold-dominated 12 months. Société Générale maintained its dominance in base metals, while Goldman Sachs climbed…
US ETFs get physical with heavy metal
The US has followed in the footsteps of Europe by approving its first set of physically backed palladium and platinum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which hold the equivalent of 17% and 7% of each metal’s total demand respectively.
Iron ore swaps grow on London Dry Bulk
London Dry Bulk's trading platform LDB-X has facilitated the trade of roughly half the iron ore swap contracts cleared through the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in November.
CME accepts gold as collateral for trades
The clearing house of global exchange CME Group - CME Clearing - has announced it will now accept gold as collateral for trades on the exchange.
Gold rally could break by year-end
Gold has pushed above $1,000 an ounce for the first time since February, strengthened by the weak dollar. But how sustainable is the most recent rally?
