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Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has launched four iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Nasdaq stock market. The iShares FTSE China (HK listed) Index Fund provides exposure to the China market by tracking the respective index, which comprises…
Barclays launches carbon investor note
Barclays Bank has launched an exchange traded note offering investors exposure to the global carbon price.
Hong Kong to launch new commodities exchange
Hong Kong is to launch a new exchange offering energy and commodity products in a bid to capitalize on the boom in Chinese demand for raw materials.
CFTC closes ‘London loophole’
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has moved to impose US position limits and hedge exemption requirements on US customers trading WTI crude oil on London-based ICE Futures Europe.
UK issuers unveil inflation-busters
Barclays has reissued its Commodity Select protected investment, targeting UK investors looking for an inflation hedge. The re-issue follows consistent rises in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the annual inflation of which rose 0.3% between April and May…
Brown calls for oil market transparency; reveals investment plans
UK prime minister Gordon Brown has today called for increased transparency in the global oil markets, and revealed a series of international energy investment initiatives.
FTSE offers environmental opportunities
Index Provider FTSE has launched its Environmental All-Share Index, which is designed to provide broad environmental exposure by including companies which are involved in environmental technologies.
Business leaders make post-2012 carbon trading recommendations
A group of 91 chairmen and CEOs of major global businesses has presented recommendations for the post-2012 carbon reduction regime to replace the Kyoto Protocol.
Deutsche Bank offers commodity-linked ETN exposure
Deutsche Bank and Invesco Powershares have launched eight exchange traded notes (ETNs) on the Arca platform of the New York Stock Exchange. Four will be linked to the performance of industrial metals, while the remaining notes will track crude oil price…
HSBC makes 10 with new ETN issue
HSBC USA has launched its first exchange-traded note (ETN), bringing the total number of issuers in the US market to 10. The bank’s Elements ETN will be linked to the performance of the total return version of S&P’s Commodity Trends Indicator (CTI).
S&P offers Asian thematics
Index provider Standard & Poor’s has launched three new thematic indexes for Asian markets: the S&P Asia Infrastructure, Water, and Alternative Energy indexes. The indexes launched are the first in the Asian Thematic Index Series and are designed to…
Trayport to offer Nymex access
Trading software company Trayport is to offer access to New York Mercantile Exchange products through its Trading Gateway System from July
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Analysts see oil prices topping around $145/bbl
After rising an unprecedented $11 a barrel on Friday to reach a record high of $139.12/bbl, New York crude futures were seen to consolidate before rising again. However some analysts believe a cap on prices exists around the $145/bbl level
EDF Trading’s Nordic office commences business
EDF Trading, the subsidiary of EDF responsible for wholesale energy market activity, announces the opening of its Nordic office in Oslo, Norway
Texas power spikes set tone for summer
Surging wholesale power prices in the ERCOT region may set the tone for a summer of skyrocketing costs, say analysts.
Dow and EDF Trading to cooperate on LNG
Dow Chemical Company and EDF Trading have signed a four year agreement to share liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification capacity, in order to secure LNG cargoes destined for the European and US markets.
Backlash against biofuels
Biofuels are facing not only the food versus fuel controversy, but also criticism that the growing biofuels industry produces a bigger carbon footprint than the savings made when using them. Eric Fishhaut of GlobalView Software looks at the arguments