Successful investors in commodity markets are more often wrong than right. Read that again! Yes, you read it well.

Corn has become a part of our lifestyle. Watching a movie is incomplete without popcorn. Healthy breakfast? Cornflakes are the main choice of cereal. Family gathering in Puncak is best accompanied by warm roasted corn. Afternoon tea, delicious while snacking. Crispy Corn Fritters? That's enough, don't think about it anymore.

As Indonesia's staple food, price fluctuations will usually be an indicator for the community about the economic situation and national agricultural performance. For example, when the price of rice rises along with the long dry season (which destroys the farmers' rice)

The crude palm oil (CPO) contract closed last week with a weekly appreciation of 2.28% to the level of Rp 14,145,- per kg. The sentiment around the CPO market, which tends to be responded negatively by the market, has in fact provided its own positive catalyst for prices. The political turmoil from the main producing country Malaysia, as well as the chaos related to COVID that hit the two main CPO producing countries, namely Indonesia and Malaysia, are the headlines that need to be underlined.

Kenaikan harga daging sudah menjadi hal yang lumrah menjelang hari-hari besar, seperti Lebaran, tahun baru, dan lain-lain. Menu-menu seperti rendang, opor daging, semur daging, BBQ, dan shabu-shabu selalu identik dengan perayaan-perayaan tersebut.

Kompetisi akan keamanan cadangan energi dan diversifikasi pasokan energi telah menempatkan gas alam ke dalam agenda geopolitik, terutama antara AS dan China sebagai dua negara dengan perekonomian terbesar dan penghasil emisi terbesar.

“Essential oils quickly becoming nature’s liquid gold for Australian farmers” – the headline of an article of the Australian Broadcasting Service.[1] Ninety per cent of these oils are exported, mostly for use in the food, personal care, health and beauty industries. Global demand is booming.

Dalam dunia trading forex terdapat faktor utama yang perlu dipahami dan mungkin tidak ditemukan pada instrumen investasi lain yaitu leverage. Leverage adalah perbandingan margin trader dengan besaran dana pinjaman dari broker untuk meningkatkan return. Artinya, trader bisa menggunakan margin yang lebih kecil dari nominal kontrak forex yang ditransaksikannya. Konsep ini serupa dengan sebuah perusahaan yang mempunyai leverage besar, di mana perusahaan tersebut memiliki jumlah utang yang banyak daripada ekuitasnya.