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The RMB15.5bn Chinese treasury bonds were “well-received, with an oversubscription rate of 4.6 times,” the Chinese Ministry of Finance stated, announcing the Hong Kong sale of offshore RMB sovereign bonds to institutional investors on 22 April 2026. Photo: Shutterstock
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Why China’s dim sum bonds are steaming hot

China’s latest RMB sovereign bond sale in Hong Kong is small in fiscal terms but important for global markets, as Beijing uses dim sum bonds to deepen offshore RMB liquidity, widen non-dollar funding channels and support the currency’s international role.

Kangkan Halder • 28.04.2026
The case for Europe (Source: Capital Group)
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The case for Europe

Capital Group • 28.04.2026
“Even should the conflict sustainably conclude without any further escalation and the Strait of Hormuz fully reopen to traffic, the risk environment has already been affected,” Fitch wrotes in its “Global Risk Outlook: 2Q26” report. Photo: Shutterstock, Montage Paperjam
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The illusion of stability in a high-risk credit world

Sylvain Barrette • 27.04.2026
William Telkes is chief economist at Spuerkeess. Photo: Spuerkeess
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ECB: geopolitical tensions, market jitters and economic realities

William Telkes (Spuerkeess) • 26.04.2026
High Chinese wind output reduces gas demand, potentially lowering Dutch TTF gas prices and the marginal cost of European power, explained Xavier Veillard, partner in Paris at McKinsey & Company at FT’s Commodities Global Summit in Lausanne on 21 April 2026. Photo: FT Live
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“Price at the plug” replaces fuel costs as key concern

Sylvain Barrette • 24.04.2026
Robert Friedland, chairman of Ivanhoe Mines, a prominent figure in the sector, suggests that the world is currently facing its most significant geopolitical shift since the 1950s, describing a landscape where supply chains are breaking down and “Godzilla” is stomping across the global stage.  Photo: FT Live
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Kings of metals and chemicals: copper and sulphuric acid

Sylvain Barrette • 23.04.2026
By the end of the decade, the anticipated “LNG glut” appears to have been postponed, according to Vitol’s Pablo Galante Escobar. Supply disruptions—12.7 million tonnes at Ras Laffan—combined with project delays in Qatar and the UAE, could remove around 20 million tonnes per year of expected supply in 2027 and 2028. As a result, “the long end of the curve in 2027 and 2028 looks somewhat underpriced,” he said. Photo: FT Live
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The Middle East is no more “endlessly reliable” for LNG

Sylvain Barrette • 23.04.2026
In a keynote speech Richard Holtum, CEO at Trafigura, explained that in current environment of extreme volatility, the company’s relevance is increasing as it addresses ever more complex customer needs. This operational intensity often requires teams to work around the clock. Photo: FT Live
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Chaos is good for Trafigura

Sylvain Barrette • 22.04.2026
The fireside chat titled “Opportunity in soft commodities” emphasised that while the market initially benefited from record-high global stocks, the ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is now transmitting through fertiliser, fuel, and freight costs, creating a  profound “ripple effect” across soft commodity markets. Photo: FT Live
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Logistics, not supply, now drives global food prices

Sylvain Barrette • 22.04.2026
US debt and the dollar’s dominance: resilience and risks (Photo: Capital Group)
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US debt and the dollar’s dominance: resilience and risks

Capital Group • 22.04.2026
In a discussion regarding the current state of global energy markets, Russell Hardy, the CEO of Vitol, provided a comprehensive assessment of the ongoing instability in the Middle East and its broader economic implications on 20 April 2026 at the Commodities Global Summit 2026 in Lausanne. Photo: FT Live
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Vitol’s CEO: traders tap reserves as oil supply shock reshapes flows

Sylvain Barrette • 21.04.2026
Regarding information flows, Sebastian Barrack, Head of Commodities at Citadel, noted on 20 April 2026 at the Commodities Global Summit in Lausanne that social media offers a rapid stream of updates that can create trading opportunities. However, Citadel focuses on filtering signal from noise and prioritises medium-term horizons over reacting to real-time information. Photo: screenshot from webcast
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Inside Citadel’s data-driven commodities playbook

Sylvain Barrette • 21.04.2026
This repositioning comes at a time when public development budgets are under pressure. Ada is therefore focusing on a lever that has now become central in Luxembourg: private impact finance. (Photo: Ada)
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Ada aims to reach 1.5 million beneficiaries in the Global South by 2030

Ioanna Schimizzi • 20.04.2026
Damien Petit is head of Private Banking Investments at Banque de Luxembourg. (Photo: Banque de Luxembourg)
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“We start a war when we want to, and we end it when we can”

Damien Petit (Banque de Luxembourg) • 19.04.2026
Since its inception, Microlux has now supported a total of 322 entrepreneurs, including Mirwais and Younes, who recently launched the Blaze pizza truck. Photo: Focalize/Microlux
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Microlux set for increased support in 2025

Ioanna Schimizzi • 17.04.2026
Karim Nasr, portfolio manager, Fixed Income — Edmond de Rothschild (Europe). Photo: Karim Nasr. Montage: Paperjam
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Emerging market debt: two different stories behind the same label

Karim Nasr (Edmond de Rothschild – Europe) • 16.04.2026
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