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The tin market enjoyed record-high prices at the start of the year. With China’s growth slowing and rising interest rates triggering a deterioration in the global economic environment, tin prices have suffered dramatically since then. Will the gloomy outlook lead tin further southward, or can growth in certain key industries rescue prices?

The OTC derivatives market requires a unified, international set of reporting rules to give regulators the data they need to monitor market activity. ISDA and its members have developed a digital approach to regulatory reporting that could allow the market to reach a level of transparency not seen before.

It would be something of an understatement to suggest that the oil industry has experienced significant upheaval since the start of the year. Indeed, the oil markets have seen unprecedented levels of volatility as the conflict in Ukraine threatens supply and increasing worries about a global recession strangles demand.

The eurozone will likely plunge into a deep recession this winter, accompanied by the US, already in a technical recession. This likelihood poses serious challenges to investors seeking to optimise their portfolios. Several options can be explored, but the most important aspect of investing during a recession is to have a plan and stick to it.

Two forces—tight energy supply caused by the Ukraine war and demand destruction inflicted by rate hikes—are pulling the commodities complex in opposing directions. Russia’s gas curtailments sent commodities skywards; central banks’ monetary tightening returned them to Earth. Do declining commodity prices present an opportunity for investors?

Recent months have seen the return of central banks as global net buyers of gold, with particularly emerging markets and developing countries stepping up their interest in the precious metal. With data suggesting central banks’ appetite for gold will only grow further, concerns over the US dollar’s reserve-currency role continue to mount.

Prices continue to rise steeply, eroding investors’ portfolios’ real values. Some assets offer strong hedges against surging inflation, with Treasury inflation-protected securities, precious metals, stocks, floating-rate bonds, real estate and commodities having historical track records of protecting investors during startling price growth.

Saudi Arabia isn’t one of the first countries to leap to mind as a tourist haven and FDI opportunity. But as the Kingdom opens up for business under its Vision 2030 plan, many investors are uncovering buried treasure and supporting companies such as The Red Sea Development Company in developing luxury, sustainable tourism projects.

The summer travel boom has helped to lift analysts’ expectations for the global airline industry as fears over the COVID-19 crisis continue to subside. And with strong pent-up demand expected to boost passenger numbers considerably over the coming months, the industry could well return to profitability as early as 2023.

On the list of human essentials, food eclipses them all. The food sector offers several avenues for investors. Elements Linked to Rogers International Commodity Index-Agriculture Total Return (RJA), Invesco Dynamic Food & Beverage ETF (PBJ), VanEck Agribusiness ETF (MOO) and Sustainable Future of Food UCITS ETF (VEGI) are four such funds.