Dubai conference discusses commodities market trendsCommodity experts from across the world discussed latest industry trends at the fifth Global Commodity Outlook Conference in Dubai, UAE, today. Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the world’s leading f More… |
Top specialists to discuss commodities trendsTop government officials, investors, industry specialists and commodity traders will discuss the latest trends and opportunities in the global commodities market, with an emphasis on 2018 market and price outlook for commodities, at an upcoming More… |
Harvey misery hits oil, gold breaks higherCommodities traded higher during the past week with all sectors, not least energy and metals, rising strongly in response to multiple events. The biggest of them all has been the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Harvey across the Texas Gulf Coas More… |
Commodities slump on growth worries, gold shinesTwo weeks of steep losses have seen the Bloomberg Commodity Index once again trade close to a one-year low with all sectors apart from precious metals suffering losses this past week, not least energy and soft commodities, not least energy More… |
Oil longs lose faith, China worries hit metalsMost major commodities managed to stabilise on Friday following a week of heavy selling. Steep losses were seen across the major sectors of energy together with industrial and precious metals. The Bloomberg Commodity index fell to a nea More… |
DGCX volumes surge 40pcVolumes on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) touched close to 14.76 million contracts, growing 40 per cent from the same period last year. This year, the exchange recorded an average volume of 75,148 contracts a day, More… |
Platts to launch Fujairah oil products price assessmentsPlatts, a leading provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, will publish independent, outright price assessments for a range of oil products for the Middle East market on a free-on-board Fujairah basis More… |
World food prices post biggest rise for four yearsWorld food prices posted their biggest monthly rise for four years in June, buoyed by a surge in sugar and increases for most other edible commodities, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. Food prices have been gaining More… |
Louis Dreyfus eyes investment in port logisticsCommodity trading group Louis Dreyfus Company said on Wednesday it is looking for investments in port logistics in the Middle East, especially Egypt, as the sector continues to lag behind market growth. "The markets are growi More… |
Oil hits 4-month high on Doha meeting, commodities rallyBrent crude prices rose to a four-month high on Monday as a rally in wider commodities markets encouraged buying ahead of a meeting of oil producers in Doha next Sunday, aimed at freezing current output levels. Brent crude futures More… |