Winner Take All

Commodities permeate virtually every aspect of modern daily living but for all their importance -- their breadth their depth their intricacies and their central role in daily life -- few people who are not economists or traders know how commodity markets work. Almost every day newspaper headlines and media commentators scream warnings of impending doom -- shortages of arable land clashes over water and political conflict as global demand for fossil fuels outstrips supply. The picture is bleak bu...See More