Dylan Ashton

Dylan Ashton is a leading expert in derivative markets, commodity futures, and capital markets. His career spans over 15 years in international contract negotiations, hedging, execution, arbitrage, cost/risk analysis, and physical swaps. He has worked on capital markets projects in Puerto Rico, Canada, India, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt. He is graduated from the Business School of London and Member of the Chicago Board Of Trade since 2008.

Copper giant Peru to gradually lift restrictions on mining sector this month

Copper Prices Fell Amid China’s Weak Economic Data

On Wednesday, copper prices tumbled as China’s economy weakened amid rising Covid infections and a decline in industrial production. The copper futures for March delivery fell by 0.18% to $4.22 per pound in the Asian afternoon session. Industrial production contracted by 1.30%, surpassing the analysts’ expectation of 0.80%. The latest report worsened from the 2.20% …

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Samsung Plans to Increase Chip Production Capacity in 2023

Samsung Electronics plans to raise chip production capacity at its biggest semiconductor plant in 2023 despite forecasts of an economic slowdown. This decision contradicts the scaling back of investment from its competitors due to declining demand and chip surplus. Analysts believe that Samsung’s persistence with its investment plans would help it take market share in …

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Gold Bounces Back $1,800 after Falling on Rate Hike Concerns

Gold prices bounced back the $1,800 level on Tuesday, having fallen below key levels earlier in the day as concerns over higher interest rates and a possible global recession next year prompted investors to seek the US dollar and Treasury yields, with the broader metal market also weakening. Spot gold gained 1% to $1,807.24 per …

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Jack Ma Lives in Tokyo Amid China’s Crackdown

Alibaba founder Jack Ma was reportedly in Tokyo for almost six months during China’s tech firms and powerful businessmen crackdown. Two years ago, Jack Ma criticized the country’s policy toward tech companies before disappearing from the public eye. At that time, he accused China’s state banks of having a pawnshop mentality and stifling innovation. Naturally, …

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What is commodity derivatives market

What is the Commodity Derivatives Market?

The commodities market and commodity derivative contracts have been developing regularly for 25 years. They allow investors to diversify their assets. Also, these contracts are today available to retail investors thanks to many brokerage platforms. For the rest of the commodity derivatives contracts, their execution takes place on the stock exchanges. The demographic growth and …

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What are Commodity Markets and How Do They Operate

What are Commodity Markets and How Do They Operate?

The commodity market makes part of global financial markets. Generally speaking, the financial market is where buying and selling various assets takes place. To get to grips with the commodity market, let’s start with the commodity meaning definition. The commodity market represents the market where buying and selling raw products, i.e.commodities, occurs. Today, there are …

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