Market Fundamentals: Commodity rubber traded sluggishly last week though precious metals and energy crude have strengthened amid the weakening Dollar. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicates …
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Commodity Market Report – 23 Aug 2021
Gold prices traded in a narrow range below USD1800 /oz last week but stayed above USD1770 /oz support. The market will be contained in this region while waiting for more fundamentals to provide a clue…
Weekly Rubber Report – 23 Aug 2021
Market Fundamentals: Dollar Index (USDX) revisited to above 93.00 level last week after U.S. Federal Reserve released minutes on tapering program before year-end. However, general commodity prices hav…
Combating Deforestation: Planet Partnership with the Government of Malaysia
Combating Deforestation: Planet Partnership with the Government of Malaysia Malaysia’s megadiverse ecosystems are home to thousands of species of flora and fauna that sustain the country’s envi…
Vietnam aims to connect 5 million farming households to e-commerce platforms
Vietnam looks to connect 5 million farming households to e-commerce platforms this year, which would create breakthroughs in the development of the digital economy in the agriculture sector, Deputy Mi…
President Jokowi asks Indonesian banks to support agriculture sector
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged Indonesian banks to pay special attention to the potential of the agricultural sector, which has already expanded overseas exports apart from dominating domest…
Scientists are mining metals from an unusual source — plants
Malaysia’s Kinabalu Park, which surrounds Mount Kinabalu, the 20th-largest peak in the world, is home to a nickel mine like none other. In lieu of heavy machinery, plumes of sulfur dioxide, or rivers …
ADB, New Hope sign $20-million deal to finance agriculture projects
THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) and New Hope Singapore Private Ltd. (NHS) signed a $20-million loan agreement that will extend financing assistance to farmers in South and Southeast Asia, including t…
Commodity Market Report – 2 Aug 2021
Gold prices traded largely from USD1790 – USD1830 /oz last week as we predicted. However, the market might ascend this week if the bulls pierce above the USD1840 /oz resistance. The initial range is f…
Weekly Rubber Report – 2 Aug 2021
Market Fundamentals: Dollar Index (USDX) has been corrected since the beginning of last week. Last Thursday, the U.S. Federal Reserve failed to mention their tapering plan which caused USDX to re-ente…