Recently, a United States District Court in Massachusetts ruled in favor of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) argument that a virtual currency (My Big Coin or MBC) is a “commodity” ...

For firms across a multitude of businesses—agriculture, beverages, transportation and others—the management of commodity purchases is frequently the focus of the chief procurement officer (CPO). But ...

Liz Manning has researched, written, and edited trading, investing, and personal finance content for years, following her time working in institutional sales, commercial banking, retail investing, ...

On May 7, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued final guidelines (Guidelines) clarifying the definition of physically settled commodity derivatives under the Markets in Financial ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

In terms of household gold holdings, Chinese households hold less than 10 grams on average, with a target of 20 grams, while Indian households hold over 25 grams. China has a defined household policy ...

European stock indices displayed mixed sentiments on Friday, led by varying performances in individual sectors and stocks. The Stoxx 600 index slightly edged up by 0.1% around 11:22 GMT, despite ...

India now needs a comprehensive policy on gold to clearly define whether gold should be treated as a commodity or money, and ...