When it comes to copper, no country is as pivotal as China given it alone accounts for 45 percent of…

The attention of the global gold market shifted decidedly eastwards in 2013 when China passed India as the world’s biggest…

As the world’s largest exporter of palm oil, Malaysia is naturally positioned to be at the center of trade of…

Commodities are adjusting to the reality that the peak years of the China-driven commodity super-cycle are over.  With China producing…

Over the past four years, China’s currency, the renminbi (RMB), has increasingly made its presence felt in global foreign exchange…

When it comes to the weather, the only certainty today seems to be that it is getting more extreme.  Much…

Markets are rallying in anticipation that India is ready to embrace serious economic and financial reform. The landslide victory of…

This year, the Renminbi (RMB) has taken center stage on global currency markets as Beijing keeps up the pace of…

India’s economy, for so long one of the BRIC stalwarts, appears to be at a crossroads as it faces slowing…

Markets are slowly getting used to the idea that China, once the juggernaut of the world economy, is set for…

In terms of currencies, 2013 has been the year of the yen.  Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in…

China appears increasingly determined to have an international currency to match its clout as the world’s second-largest economy.  Last month…