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Back to SearchThe CFTC with Commissioner Summer Mersinger
Episode 112
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulates commodities futures markets and enforces the Commodity Exchange Act in the US. As such, it sets the tone for much of the global regulation governing…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
The Rise of Alternative Financing in Commodities
Episode 111
The commodities sector has never been under more financing pressure. Yet, many traditional financiers have scaled back their capabilities or exited the space altogether. To fill this void, alternativ…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Freeing Energy with Bill Nussey
Episode 110
Energy transition will be revolutionary. Fundamental to that statement is recognition that solar and batteries are technologies, not fuels. Their technological journeys have just begun - as have thei…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
The Gathering Storm in Europe with Gerard Reid and George Voloshin
Episode 109
This episode continues our focus on the looming energy crisis in Europe; its causes, path and potential solutions. The episode is a recording of a Reuters Events webinar from late July 2022, where ho…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Food & Energy: The Looming Crisis with Doomberg
Episode 108
At root, the rise in global food prices is tied to energy. The rise in energy prices is fundamentally driven by a lack of investment in hydrocarbons. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has tipped rising pr…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The State of Upstream Oil with Morten Kelstrup
Episode 107
Fifteen years ago, money was flowing into oil. Prices were high and the stock market rewarded successful exploration above all. A lot has happened since including a price collapse and the advent of s…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Unlocking Carbon Markets with Deanna Reitman, Eric Rubenstein & Lance Titus
Episode 106
This week’s episode is a panel discussion on the US carbon markets, and beyond, recorded at the Reuters Event’s USA Commodity Trading 2022 in June. Our panelists take on the state of the compliance a…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The Rise of the UAE as the Next Commodity Trading Hub
Episode 105
Blessed by geography and abundant oil and gas, the UAE is adding targeted legal, tax and infrastructure policies to create a commodity trading hubs in Abu Dhabi and Dubai that rivals Singapore, Londo…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Systemic Risk & Commodities with Craig Pirrong
Episode 104
Do the commodity markets pose a systemic risk to the global financial markets and beyond? A timely look at the risks inherent in the commodity markets and capacity of exchanges, clearing houses, trad…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Navigating the New Normal in Commodities with Sebastian Barrack, Ben Sutton, Matthew Rosetti and Summer Mersinger
Episode 103
High prices, high volatility, geopolitics risk, liquidity constraints and navigating the energy transition. These are just some of the challenges facing the commodity trading sector that the panelist…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago