| A number of the world’s big banks have either dumped or downsized their commodities trading businesses because of falling returns. The latest, Barclays, announced last week it will stop the majority of its commodities activities as it ups its focus on electronic trading. The UK bank will continue to trade precious metals.
In March JPMorgan Chase sold off its commodities division to Swiss trading company Mercuria for $3.5 billion and has also retained precious metal trading activities...............................................Full Article: Source
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