Steel
Investors eager for next round of China financial reforms
Asia Risk 25: Bond futures and credit default swaps the missing pieces
Electricity house of the year, Asia: Engie
Energy Risk Asia awards, 2018: As Asian power markets flourish, Engie uses European expertise to its advantage
Trade finance under new stress as commodity markets realign
Higher tariffs, sanctions and Brexit are leading to a reassessment of trade finance arrangements
Sanctions and renewables inform LME product plans
Metal exchange expansion focuses on effects of geopolitics and boom in demand for batteries
Credit data: UK retail sector’s woes continue
High street fails to get over Christmas slump; elsewhere, global PDs remain in flux, writes David Carruthers of Credit Benchmark
Energy Risk Asia Broker of the Year: GFI Group
Broker remains committed to specialised areas despite difficult market
Dalian iron ore futures contract trading volume falls away as question marks linger
Strong volumes on the first day of trading tailed off over the week although players deem it early days for determining the contract's success
The rise of iron ore derivatives
The coming of the iron age
Asia steel derivatives market struggling to compete with iron ore
Steeled for the fight
Nucor praised for pursuing natural hedge
US steel maker’s acquisition of natural gas assets is seen as viable long-term hedge and an alternative to derivatives
Iron ore derivatives forge ahead on Chinese demand
The iron ore derivatives market is setting new volume records fuelled by higher volatility and increased involvement from Chinese participants. Although financial players are waiting for liquidity to achieve critical mass, dealers say iron ore has the…
Credit Suisse: first cleared coking coal swap
Credit Suisse has announced the completion of the first cleared coking coal swap transaction, based on a new over-the-counter cleared contract on the CME
World Cup victory will trigger commodity infrastructure improvements in Russia, say analysts
The decision to host the 2018 World Cup in Russia will boost much-needed infrastructure investment and lower operational risk for the steel industry, say analysts
Asia Risk 15: Sandip Biswas, Tata Steel
Tata Steel has managed risks on multiple fronts during its transformation from an Indian company into a multinational corporation over the past 15 years. Adopting a proactive but prudent approach to using derivatives has helped achieve this growth. Rahul…
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
Forging an index
Efforts by miner BHP Billiton to create an iron ore index that would represent the underlying benchmark for a series of derivatives instruments appear to be floundering as Chinese steel producers press hard for pricing advantage. Kathleen Kearney reports