Category: Futures, Options and Commodities
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Dubai Gold & Commodities: How Real Money Moves in 2026
Forget the screens. Forget the ETFs. Forget the paper promises. When real capital wants real assets—gold you can weigh, assay, vault, and move—it goes to Dubai. Dubai isn’t a “market.” It’s a clearing house for hard money. A place where bullion, doré, copper, diamonds, and sugar move quietly between sovereigns, refiners, and institutions while retail…
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China’s Monetary Flood: Fake Paper, Real Assets
China is quietly executing the largest monetary expansion in its modern history—outside of the COVID emergency years—and the numbers are staggering. China’s M2 money supply has gone vertical, now sitting north of USD $48 trillion in equivalent terms. To put that into perspective, this is more than double the total U.S. M2 money supply. This…
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How to Buy a Mine in British Columbia (Without Getting Buried Alive)
Everybody says they want hard assets—until they realize hard assets require hard decisions. Buying a mine in British Columbia isn’t about romance, gold pans, or rugged selfies in Carhartt jackets. It’s about control, cash flow, permits, and optionality. And if you don’t understand the ladder of mining assets, you’ll overpay for dirt—or worse—buy a liability…
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Canada, Silver, and the Reality No One Else on Earth Can Match
The truth has a way of surfacing when markets stop being polite. And right now, silver is no longer polite. Everyone’s staring at gold like it’s the only adult in the room. Safe haven. Store of value. Central banks cuddling it like a security blanket. Fine. Gold has its place. But silver? Silver is where…
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Ivanhoe Mines Ignites Africa’s Greenest Copper Smelter — And the Copperbelt’s Timing Could Not Be Better
On November 21, Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) crossed a historic milestone—one that may go down as a defining moment in Africa’s industrial ascendancy and the global energy transition. The Canadian miner officially fired up its 500,000-tonne-per-annum copper smelter at the Kamoa-Kakula complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo, declaring it the largest and greenest copper…
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Global LNG Capacity Is Set to Surge — But British Columbia Remains a Strategic Outlier
A historic wave of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects is reshaping the global energy landscape. By 2030, global LNG liquefaction capacity is expected to surge by nearly 50%, driven primarily by massive expansions in the United States and Qatar, alongside new developments in Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. Forecasts indicate that close to 300…
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Establishing a Mandate: The Foundation of Every Successful Commodity Trading Deal
In the world of international commodity trading — where billions of dollars in energy, metals, and agricultural products move across borders — the most critical first step is often the most overlooked: establishing a mandate. Before any product is moved, before any inspection or payment instrument is issued, there must be a clear understanding of…
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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Export Boom: $29.3 Billion in 2024 Driven by Copper, Cobalt, and Tin
In 2024, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) exported a staggering $29.3 billion worth of goods, cementing its position as one of the most resource-rich nations in Africa. What stands out is the overwhelming dominance of refined copper, cobalt, and tin ores, which together accounted for over 90% of total exports. This extraordinary concentration highlights…
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Fuel Supply Done Right: Why Procedures Matter in the Global Energy Trade
In the world of international fuel trading, credibility isn’t a luxury — it’s the lifeblood of every successful transaction. With countless offers circulating in global markets, serious buyers know that the real differentiator isn’t a flashy headline price… it’s transparent, verifiable, bankable procedures. That’s precisely what makes this current Kazakhstan-origin FUEL allocation so compelling for…