Commodities

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.

BP's troubled deal with state-controlled Russian oil company Rosneft has fallen through.

George Soros, who called gold "the ultimate bubble", dumped almost his entire $800m stake in bullion in the first quarter.

The bull run in commodities is set to continue, despite the recent sell-offs and mounting fears some assets in the sector are overheating, according to asset allocators.

TIME TO CUT COMMODITIES?

Crispin Odey, the founder of Odey Asset Management, is buying UK banks in the view increased capital requirements will boost profit margins.