Base metals
Emerging market commodity intensity set to boom, say analysts
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BarCap research analysts forecast commodity intensive GDP for emerging markets for 2011, with strong growth in the base metals sector
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HSBC held on to the top spot in precious metals, in a year dominated by the rise in the price of gold. Société Générale also retained its lead in base metals, some way ahead of second-placed Goldman...
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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
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Metal mania
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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
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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
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The London Metal Exchange (LME) has confirmed it will be opening its Singapore office in April this year.
Commodity Rankings: Going for gold
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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...
US ETFs get physical with heavy metal
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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.
Ice launches cleared iron ore swap contract
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IntercontinentalExchange (Ice) will introduce an over-the-counter cleared iron ore contract based on the Platts Iron Ore Index on December 2. "As a major input to steel production, iron ore is essential to the global economy and is one of the largest...
Iron ore swaps grow on London Dry Bulk
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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.
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