Trump’s Bombast Shouldn’t Obscure China’s Threat to Commodity Markets
In raw materials, the world’s second-largest economy still calls the shots.
Coils and bundles of steel reinforcing bar next to a gantry crane at a metal stockyard in Shanghai.
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Welcome to our guide to the energy and commodities powering the global economy. Today, senior reporter Alfred Cang writes on Beijing’s priorities and Washington’s political noise. To read about the deal talks held between Glencore Plc and Rio Tinto Group, click here.
As US President-elect Donald Trump takes office vowing a flurry of executive orders, Washington will dominate the world’s attention. Commodity traders should make themselves the exception — and keep an eye toward Beijing, too.