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CME launches weather contracts for Australia
CME Group is expanding its suite of temperature-based weather derivatives products to include Australian cities Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
GDF Suez and Iberdrola form UK nuclear team
GDF SUEZ and Iberdrola have entered a joint-venture partnership to participate in the development of new nuclear power stations in the UK.
ECX to launch spot contracts in March
The European Climate Exchange (ECX) and ICE Futures Europe will launch daily futures contracts for EUA and CER emissions credits "sometime in March", according to ECX CEO Patrick Birley.
The fight is on for LCH
US clearing giant The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has insisted that a merger with London-based clearing house LCH.Clearnet would be completed by the end of March, despite a possible rival bid.
DME oil benchmarks migrate to CME platform
Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have completed the migration of three DME crude oil benchmark products onto the CME Globex platform.
All shook up
The financial crisis turned 2008 into an unforgettable year. The 2009 commodity rankings reveal those who triumphed despite adversity. By Roderick Bruce, with research by Xiao-Long Chen
Hard times for metals markets
UBS topped the precious metals categories of this year's Risk commodity rankings, while Societe Generale won base metals, in a year dominated by volatile prices, illiquid markets and counterparty credit concerns. By Donna Haws, with research by Xiao-Long…
Shipping out
The shipping industry has suffered huge losses in recent months, with the Baltic Exchange Dry Index sinking 94% between May and December last year. What are the knock-on effects for the developing freight derivatives market? Christopher Whittall…
Hedge of darkness
Cover Story
Death by CDO
Synthetic credit
Islamic inroads
Cover story
Damage limitation
Book review
US regulatory overhaul inches closer
Editor's blog
Mercuria opens office in Nigeria
Oil and petroleum products trading group Mercuria Energy will open an office in Abuja, Nigeria on February 5.
RWE Supply & Trading opens Dubai office
RWE Supply & Trading opened an office in Dubai this month to cover activities in the natural gas and LNG markets.
FFA market shifts further towards clearing
Fears of counterparty credit risk have led to a sharp migration towards clearing in the freight derivatives market over the past four months. The ratio of cleared forward freight agreement (FFA) trades to non-cleared over-the-counter trades in the last…
Total moves to boost oil sands involvement
Total E&P Canada has announced an offer to acquire Toronto-listed UTS Energy (UTS) for C$617m.
European Commission plans global carbon trading scheme
The European Commission (EC) today set out proposals for a global agreement to tackle climate change, a pact it hopes will be signed at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December.