6 stories tagged commodities, newest first.
39 points by ijidak | 48 comments
Economist finance article arguing AI compute is a commodity like oil and needs a dedicated market; the capture shows an access-restricted bot-detection page.
3 points by paimapi | 1 comments
A Developing Economics blog post on how Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese wheels are used as collateral and financial assets, examining cheese in the context of financialisation.
374 points by z-mach9 | 160 comments
Website of the San Francisco Onion Futures Company, which sells private transferable contracts for future delivery of yellow onions, with an order form and legality FAQ.
403 points by Qem | 249 comments
Paul Krugman Substack post arguing that insider traders are profiting from oil futures moves, illustrated with a Brent futures price chart.
422 points by psim1 | 279 comments
News report on an unexplained surge in oil futures trading shortly before a Trump social media post, prompting scrutiny over possible insider trading.
575 points by throwaway5752 | 710 comments
Trading Economics commodity page showing the US egg price chart, at an all-time high of 7.09 USD per dozen in January 2025.