India’s markets regulator is considering easing position limits for non-agricultural commodity derivatives and changing settlement rules for some farm contracts, as it seeks to deepen trading and attract more genuine hedgers.

India mulls commodity derivatives changes to boost liquidity

Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia, a company established by the Indonesian government to supervise commodity exports, has started the test phase for a new monitoring platform aimed at boosting price transparency, the firm said in a statement.

Indonesia launches pilot commodity export monitoring platform

Glencore plc expects its commodity-trading profits to exceed US$5 billion (RM20.4 billion) this year, putting it on track for one of the best results in its history.

Glencore expects its commodity-trading profits to top US$5 bil this year

Indian rice export prices were at an over one-year high this week, driven by improving demand and concerns over production due to flooding in rice-growing areas after a dry spell.

Indian rice export prices rise to over one-year high on firm demand, production concerns

El Niño is hitting world’s biggest sugar producers, exposing the crop’s acute vulnerability to the climate phenomenon but also providing an early glimpse of broader threats to farmers and global food inflation.

Super El Niño set to turn sugar glut to deficit this season

Global agriculture prices notched their biggest quarterly jump since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 on fresh tensions in the Black Sea region and extreme weather, in a potential headwind for central bank inflation targets.

Biggest jump in global crop prices since 2022 threatens to boost inflation

A US fund has filed a criminal complaint in Switzerland accusing Radiant World and related companies of fraud and money laundering, according to a US court filing, adding a new jurisdiction to the iron ore trader’s escalating legal and financial crisis.

US fund accuses trader Radiant World of fraud in Swiss complaint

Radiant World is cutting staff beyond its core iron ore business after a Singapore court last week took control of the troubled commodity trader away from its founder.

Radiant World cuts more jobs after founder loses control of firm — Bloomberg

Copper held above US$14,400 a tonne in London as workers at a major mining operation in Chile voted to strike after wage talks failed.

Copper edges higher after Chile mine union rejects pay offer

(Sept 29): A day after China announced tariff cuts across a slew of US agricultural products, crop traders are trying to parse whether — and how quickly — that will translate into a demand pickup for major grains.

Demand boost for US crops still unclear after China tariff cuts

Indonesia, the world’s biggest coal exporter, is failing to tap into soaring prices for the fuel as countries look to offset reduced natural gas supplies from the Persian Gulf.

World’s top coal exporter strains to lift output as prices soar

Copper and other base metals retreated ahead of a weeklong holiday in China, as traders assessed the country’s demand outlook following slower growth in industrial profits.

Copper slides as China industrial data weighs on demand outlook

China agreed to import at least 10 million metric tons of coal from the US next year and again in 2028, according to the White House, in a sign of further progress in easing trade frictions between the world’s two largest economies.

US says China to buy 10 mil tons of coal in 2027, 2028

(Sept 24): The US will remain reliant on China for rare earths well into the 2030s even as it rapidly builds its own mining ​and processing facilities, a stark imbalance facing President Donald Trump as he meets on Thursday with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

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China's rare earths dominance to overshadow Trump's talks with Xi

Malaysia welcomes investment from Bahrain and is ready to expand cooperation in various fields, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

Malaysia welcomes Bahrain investment, seeks to expand cooperation

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday attended the Formula One (F1) Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying session at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC), where he also inspected preparations and the overall running of the race.

Anwar visits Sepang International Circuit for pit tour, welcome dinner

A Malaysian pilot held in Jakarta over a drug-smuggling case will stay in custody for another 30 days under a court order, after his initial 60-day detention lapsed.

Detention of pilot in Jakarta extended another 30 days — police

Four areas in Johor and Sarawak recorded air pollutant index (API) readings at unhealthy levels as of 6pm on Saturday.

Haze: Four areas in Johor, Sarawak record unhealthy air pollutant index readings as of 6pm

The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, which was bound for Israel, attempted to carry out a "terrorist attack" during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday, according to the state news agency WAM.

Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in attempted 'terrorist attack', UAE says

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has hinted that the government will announce a special allocation for youth in Budget 2027, which will be tabled on Oct 9.

Anwar hints at special allocation for youth in Budget 2027

Pakatan Harapan (PH) is expected to announce its candidates for the Melaka state election within the next one or two weeks, says PH election director Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.

Melaka polls: PH to announce candidates in one or two weeks, says Amirudin

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet both of the frontrunners to succeed European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, people familiar with the matter said.

Merz will meet frontrunners for Lagarde job as ECB race heats up — Bloomberg

Barisan Nasional (BN) is open to discussions on the form of cooperation with any political party for the Melaka state election, including anyone interested in using the coalition’s logo, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

BN open to cooperation talks, use of coalition logo in Melaka polls, says Mohamed Khaled

Malaysia has formally gazetted the removal of import duty on qualifying minted gold bars, a “timely and practical” move two business groups said would strengthen the competitiveness of the local gold and jewellery industry.

Malaysia scraps 10% import duty on minted gold bars, business groups welcome move

Arbitration has matured into a distinct judicial process with its own principles, philosophy and industry culture, said former Federal Court judge Tan Sri Zainun Ali.

Former judge lauds Sundra Rajoo’s two arbitration books

Meta has acknowledged that a technical error in its system had caused legitimate WhatsApp user activity to be wrongly identified as rule violations, affecting more than half of the cases in the first batch submitted by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Meta admits technical error affected some WhatsApp accounts — MCMC

Ten people were injured when a man drove into a crowd in the Australian city of Newcastle on Saturday after appearing to lose control of the car, authorities said.

Ten injured in Australia as car crashes into crowd north of Sydney

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