Commodities

Nathaniel Rothschild emphasised his status as one of the most powerful brokers in the booming commodities market yesterday as he unveiled plans to raise £1bn in just 11 days.

BP is preparing to sell its stake in a joint venture with TNK to Rosneft in an effort to rescue the landmark deal with the Russian state oil company, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

Natural gas equities are offering 70% upside from current lows as the soaring price of crude oil boosts demand for gas, according to Investec's Jonathan Waghorn.

Will Roberts of Charles Stanley highlights a mega cap offering exposure to the commodities super cycle .

BlackRock's Richard Davis talks to Joanna Faith about the motivation behind the recent launch of his World Resources Income fund and his outlook for the commodities sector following the recent sell-off.

Shortsellers rounded on Glencore on the first day of official trading of shares in the commodities giant, casting a shadow over its blockbuster £37bn listing on the London stock exchange, the Guardian reports.

All this talk of commodity super cycles is baloney. Lots of clever people are using some very interesting case studies (selectively) to build a grand narrative that essentially results in a small number of people making a lot of money from the rest of...

After a volatile few weeks for silver, Maria Merricks examines what the future holds for the precious metal.

BlackRock's Robin Batchelor is running a 30% underweight to oil majors in his £4.32bn World Energy fund, expecting margins will be squeezed as demand for oil intensifies and exploration costs rise.

European markets climbed this morning on news IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn had resigned following sex crime allegations.