It is often thought that electronic commodity exchanges are sophisticated and costly, and have little to offer to small agricultural markets. However, technology costs have fallen, and if the conditions are right such exchanges can be cost-effective even in small markets. The case of potatoes in Bhutan illustrates this.

Having faced a pullback correction ahead of the turn of the week, the crude palm oil (CPOTR) contract which was previously in rally mode finally closed its one-week session with the remaining slight gains of 0.85% - moving to the level of Rp 18,185,- per kg. The catalyst that was previously exploited from the sentiment of rising demand that was not matched by the presence of supply, as well as the direct impact of the rally in oil prices – was significantly faded by a combination of profit-taking and negative turn-around news from one of the main producers of CPO – namely Malaysia.

A binary option is a derivative with an “all or nothing” payout: as an option buyer, you take a view on whether the price of a certain asset (a commodity, a stock, an exchange rate, an index…) will go up or down over a certain time period, or will be above or below a certain number at a certain time

Logistik adalah suatu rangkaian upaya yang mencakup efektivitas perencanaan, implementasi, sampai pengawasan atas suatu proses perpindahan produk barang atau jasa, energi, atau sumber daya lain, dari mulai titik awal hingga titik pengguna.

Dalam konteks perdagangan berjangka, kliring adalah proses penting yang memastikan transaksi keuangan berjalan lancar dan aman. Jika bursa adalah tempat transaksi jual-beli terjadi, lembaga kliring bertugas untuk memfasilitasi penjaminan dan penyelesaian transaksi tersebut.

GOLDUD closed last week's fluctuations with a slight correction of 0.59% to the level of $ 1,793.60 per Troy Ounce. Despite the broad market mood still favoring gold to remain firm lately, the impact of a rebound in the US Dollar is unavoidable and challenges investors ahead of this week's key data/events. However, the latest foundation for gold prices not to plunge further can be attributed to market concerns about the end of the stimulus policies launched during the pandemic. Also, it should be noted that US stimulus hopes and some of the world's major central banks also appeared in the press, acting as additional catalysts which at least contributed to the foundation for gold prices.

Here is our monthly recap on GOFX transactions and the global market sentiment for September 2021.

Commodity supercycle became a hot issue at the beginning of 2021. No wonder, because the prices of some key commodities had begun to recover. Find out more on THE SOURCE Issue 20!