Inside the Markets
Global
Commodities Assets
46 commodities assets instruments in the Global region on Barfinex.
Instruments
→AluminumNeutral signalLightweight industrial metal essential for aerospace, EV batteries and packaging — tracks global manufacturing.
→Brent Crude OilNeutral signalGlobal benchmark crude pricing two-thirds of world oil — geopolitics, OPEC and shipping lanes in one barrel.
→CobaltNeutral signalCritical battery metal for EVs and electronics — concentrated supply from Congo creates geopolitical premium.
→CocoaNeutral signalTropical soft commodity from West Africa — volatile supply driven by weather, disease and smallholder farming.
→Cocoa ICE New YorkNeutral signalNew York cocoa futures — dollar-denominated global pricing reference for chocolate industry hedging.
→Cocoa London (ICE)Neutral signalLondon cocoa futures — sterling-denominated contract reflecting European processing demand.
→CoffeeNeutral signalWorld's most traded soft commodity after oil — Brazilian frost, Colombian rains and global cafe culture.
→CopperNeutral signalDr. Copper — the metal with a PhD in economics, tracks global construction, electrification and China demand.
→CornNeutral signalFoundation of global food chain — feeds livestock, fuels ethanol, and anchors US Midwest agriculture.
→CottonNeutral signalFibre crop linking agriculture to fashion — sensitive to monsoons, Texas weather and Chinese textile demand.
→Cotton #2 ICENeutral signalICE Cotton No.2 — benchmark contract for the global textile supply chain from farm to fabric.
→Crude Oil WTINeutral signalWTI — America's crude oil benchmark, the most actively traded commodity contract in the world.
→Dubai/Oman Crude OilNeutral signalMiddle East sour crude benchmark — pricing reference for Asian refiners importing Gulf oil.
→Feeder CattleNeutral signalYoung cattle destined for feedlots — bridge between ranch economics and beef production costs.
→Frozen Concentrated Orange JuiceNeutral signalFlorida orange juice benchmark — hurricane risk, citrus greening disease and breakfast table commodity.
→Fuel Oil (Singapore 380 CST)Neutral signalSingapore 380 CST fuel oil — shipping industry bunker fuel benchmark for Asia-Pacific routes.
→GoldBullish signalTimeless store of value — central bank reserves, inflation hedge and crisis safe haven for 5000 years.
→Heating OilNeutral signalUS Northeast heating fuel and diesel proxy — winter demand, refinery capacity and energy security.
→Iron OreNeutral signalSteel's primary input — China's urbanization and infrastructure spending in a single commodity.
→Kansas City WheatNeutral signalHard red winter wheat — premium baking-quality grain from the US breadbasket, protein content premium.
→LeadNeutral signalIndustrial metal for batteries and radiation shielding — recycling rates shape unique supply dynamics.
→Lean HogsNeutral signalUS pork bellies benchmark — hog cycle economics, Chinese import demand and ASF disease risk.
→Lithium CarbonateNeutral signalWhite gold of the EV revolution — battery-grade lithium pricing the electric vehicle supply chain.
→Live CattleNeutral signalFinished beef cattle benchmark — US ranching economics, consumer protein demand and feed costs.
→LNG Japan/Korea Marker (JKM)Neutral signalAsian LNG spot price benchmark — energy security premium for resource-poor Japan and South Korea.
→LumberNeutral signalUS housing starts in commodity form — new construction, renovation demand and Canadian timber supply.
→ManganeseNeutral signalEssential steelmaking alloy and emerging battery cathode material — South African supply dominance.
→Natural GasNeutral signalAmerica's power generation fuel — Henry Hub pricing shapes US electricity, heating and LNG exports.
→Newcastle CoalNeutral signalAsia-Pacific thermal coal benchmark — power generation demand from China, India and Japan.
→NickelNeutral signalStainless steel input turned EV battery metal — Indonesian supply boom reshaping global market.
→OatsNeutral signalNiche grain commodity — health food trend demand meets Canadian prairies supply and feed competition.
→Orange JuiceNeutral signalFlorida and Brazil citrus harvest in a contract — freeze events, greening disease and breakfast demand.
→PalladiumNeutral signalCatalytic converter metal — automotive emissions regulation, Russian supply and hydrogen economy future.
→PlatinumNeutral signalRarer than gold with industrial and catalytic uses — South African mining supply and hydrogen fuel cell demand.
→RBOB GasolineNeutral signalUS gasoline benchmark — drives consumer spending, seasonal driving demand and refinery margins.
→Rough RiceNeutral signalStaple food for half the planet — Asian monsoon cycles, government stockpiles and food security politics.
→Rough RiceNeutral signalUnprocessed paddy rice benchmark — milling margins, Thai/Vietnam exports and Asian inventory management.
→SilverNeutral signalDual-nature precious metal — monetary safe haven meets industrial demand in solar panels and electronics.
→Soybean MealNeutral signalTop protein source for global livestock feed — crush margins, Argentine exports and animal agriculture demand.
→Soybean OilNeutral signalVegetable oil for food and biodiesel — renewable fuel mandates creating new demand alongside cooking use.