Commodities
Responsible Gold ETPs: Higher Costs, Better Protection?
In a context of high inflation and growing concerns about debt levels, some investors are looking at hard assets, a term that traditionally mostly covered products like gold, but nowadays also includes Bitcoin in the eyes of many. One reason…
Jonathan Schramm
CME Group Sets Launch of Baseball Futures on Team Performance Indexes
CME Group said in an October 8 announcement that it will launch what it describes as the world’s first Baseball futures on October 12, 2026, pending regulatory review. The new contracts will track CME FutureSports Performance Indexes (CME FSPI) that…
Why Trade Wars Can Weaken Carbon Pricing’s Impact
Putting a price on carbon should make clean energy more competitive. If emitting greenhouse gases becomes more expensive, renewable electricity and lower-carbon technologies gain an economic advantage. For investors, that appears to create a straightforward relationship between climate policy and…
StoneX Signs Deal to Acquire Colombian Coffee Trader Integra Trading
StoneX Group Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Integra Trading S.A.S., a coffee trader, exporter, and bean processor with extensive capabilities in Colombia, according to the company’s investor-relations announcement dated October 2, 2026. The acquisition will be made…
Freeport Reports Third-Quarter Copper Output of 830 Million Pounds
Freeport-McMoRan provided an operational update on its third-quarter 2026 operating results on October 2, 2026, reporting consolidated copper production of approximately 830 million pounds and consolidated gold production of approximately 230 thousand ounces, both of which the company said approximated…
Rio Tinto Completes Argyle Pink Diamonds Brand Transfer to Boodles
Rio Tinto announced on 1 October 2026 that ownership of the Argyle Pink Diamonds brand has transitioned to luxury jewellery designer group Boodles. Under the agreement, Boodles acquired the last remaining Argyle pink diamond inventory and assumed ownership of a…
New Asian LNG Options and U.K. Power Contracts Debut on ICE Platform
Intercontinental Exchange launched new JKM LNG (Platts) options, LNG Balmo freight futures and U.K. base electricity options on September 29, 2026, in an expansion of its global natural gas and power markets, the company said in an announcement datelined London,…
Linde (LIN): Industrial Gas Giant Fueling Green Steel, Chips, and Space
When we think of industrial materials, we usually think of commodities like steel, coal, aluminum, ceramics, and other easy-to-identify solids. But equally important are all the various gases used by the chemical, metallurgical, and semiconductor industries, as well as in…
Jonathan Schramm
Rio Tinto to Exclusively Market RevoCast Low-Carbon Aluminium Billet
Rio Tinto and RevoCast Aluminum Billets Ltd. have entered into a long-term agreement to expand the supply of low-carbon aluminium billet to extrusion customers across North America, Rio Tinto announced on 28 September 2026. Under the agreement, Rio Tinto will…
Kinross Gold Cuts Production Guidance and Raises Return Target to 50%
Kinross Gold Corporation said on September 23, 2026, that it now expects full-year 2026 and 2027 attributable production to be 2% to 3% below the low end of its previously disclosed guidance, at approximately 1.84 million to 1.86 million gold…
BHP and Amazon Pilot Copper Emissions Credits at Escondida
BHP and Amazon have established what the miner described as an industry-first copper pilot to buy and sell credits for lower greenhouse gas emissions associated with copper concentrate and cathodes produced at the Escondida mine in Chile, BHP announced on…
Is Platinum a Better Inflation Hedge Than Gold?
Gold is usually the first asset investors associate with inflation, currency weakness, and economic uncertainty. Its limited supply and long history as a store of value have made it the default precious metal for defensive portfolios. However, a new study…
CME 100-Ounce Silver Futures Trade 2,387 Contracts in First 24/7 Weekend
CME Group said on September 14, 2026 that 2,387 of its 100-Ounce Silver futures contracts traded during the contract’s first weekend of 24/7 trading, representing over $15 million in notional value, the exchange announced. The weekend session opened round-the-clock trading…
Rio Tinto Secures Nyangumarta Consent for Winu Copper-Gold Project
The Nyangumarta Warrarn Aboriginal Corporation (NWAC) and Rio Tinto have signed a Project Agreement for the proposed Winu copper-gold mine on Nyangumarta Country in Western Australia, Rio Tinto announced on 10 September 2026. Through the agreement, the Nyangumarta People have…
CME Group to Take Over EEX European Dairy Business by End of 2027
CME Group and the European Energy Exchange announced on September 8, 2026 that EEX will transition its European dairy business to CME Group, marking the U.S. exchange operator’s entry into the European dairy derivatives market. Under the agreement, EEX intends…
