Commodity Trading Major – Major course at the Haute Ecole de Gestion in Geneva

The promise and peril of Venezuela’s liquid gold January 8, 2026
South American country’s crude is a thick, black sludge that is more expensive to produce than lighter oil
Trump’s Venezuela action raises threat for China’s oil supplies January 8, 2026
Chinese producers fear similar US intervention in Iran would disrupt access to discounted crude supplies
Big copper shortage to pose ‘systemic risk’ to global economies, warns S&P January 8, 2026
Data group forecasts deficit of 10mn tonnes by 2040, equivalent to nearly one-third of current global demand
Donald Trump’s imperial Venezuela folly will leave America no richer January 8, 2026
Like the Spanish conquistadors, the president’s search for mineral wealth in South America will weaken the US
US oil groups warn they will need guarantees to invest in Venezuela January 8, 2026
Donald Trump to hold more talks with industry bosses as president flexes power over energy markets
US seizes Russian tanker in Atlantic January 7, 2026
Interception follows failed attempt to capture vessel as it headed to Venezuela last month
Washington seeks to control sales of Venezuelan oil ‘indefinitely’ January 7, 2026
Trump says country will use money accrued to purchase only American goods as Washington prepares to lift some sanctions
Chinese miners strike gold on record prices January 7, 2026
The rally reflects continued buying by central banks and a repricing of monetary risk
Trump says Venezuela will turn over oil to US January 7, 2026
President says money earned from sale of up to 50mn barrels of sanctioned crude ‘will be controlled by me’
The ‘catastrophic’ state of Venezuela’s oil facilities January 7, 2026
Donald Trump wants a Venezuelan oil reboot. But years of neglect have left corroded tanks, leaking pipelines and collapsing production