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Vonce hui

Easy to understand reading added to my reading pleasure & knowledge enhancement

Reviewed in Singapore on 11 January 2022

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A great compilation of the market for this few decades which is good to know & also explained the causes & effect of the market affected by WWII.

Including how this pandemic going on for these 2 years will create another level of new norm to the market.

Great influence for the 1st book I started on reading about the market 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻!

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Yong Wei Jie

Over the top sensationalized and reptitive writing

Reviewed in Singapore on 6 November 2021

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It's exhausting to read the same statements repeated in multiple forms across the book and exclaiming over the influence of the commodity traders. I get it already. Move on and present new information rather than rehashing the same pieces of information.

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Fantastic book, shines a light on the world of commodities

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2021

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This is an absolutely cracking read - Blas and Farchy dissect the murky world of commodities traders surgically, slowly peeling back each layer over the decades. It’s an incredibly well-researched book, littered with insightful anecdotes, which highlights how commodity trading straddles the spheres of finance, politics and war. For anyone with a passing interest in commodities this is a must-read, but if you want to learn more about commerce and geopolitics then you need to order this ASAP. You won’t be disappointed.

16 people found this helpful

Global Arbitrage & Corruption

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2021

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We all know control of raw materials is a licence to print money for despots and tyrants the world over. Blas and Farchy give the reader a tantalizing glimpse under the hood and reveal the mechanisms within, using real examples. Its a wonderful study of malfeasance by officials and ministers across great swathes of the world. An excellent read for anyone interested in the machinery of globalization and world trade.

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Mr Phil

A highly recommended read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2021

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This has to be one of my favourite ever books! It gives a great insight in to the commodity trading world. Being from the industry myself I found huge chunks eminently relatable. Please note that this book is not written by accountants detailing how the finance industry works, rather the swashbuckling adventures it takes by commodity traders to get the trade done in sometimes dangerous situations.

Highly recommended

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M. Gould

Duplication in the Commodity Market

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 March 2021

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Having already read The King Of Oil ( Daniel Ammann ) The Secret Lives of Marc Rich I was disappointed with this effort. Having received a good preview in the recent Sunday Times Culture Supplement I was expecting some original information re Marc Rich which was not already in the public domain.

A lot of repeat from the Rich book published in 2009 and lacking depth as regards the current state of affairs in the Commodity World.

Something rather than nothing in this interesting subject but only just.

5 people found this helpful

Gethin Darklord

Authoritative History of Commodity Production

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2022

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Really interesting well written and brings to life the apparently dull world of commodities trading exposing its amoral underpinnings and key role in modern industrial societies

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RickyW

Simply brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2021

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Wonderful expose into the world of commodity trading and the political and financial impact they have on the world with hardly anyone realising, one of which until now, was myself. Thank you for providing such engaging and educational enlightenment into this world operating ‘under the radar’ so to speak.

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Fraidy Cat

Cracking tale of inspiration scandals & intrigue

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2022

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I spent 25 years working in the oilfield drilling oil and gas wells.

I think I missed my calling in life and should have gone into the oil & commodity trading business.
It sounded much more fun and certainly more lucrative :-)

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Adam

Fabulous Account

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2021

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Overall, this book was an easy read. It provided some great insight into the world of commodity traders over the years and the troubles they face in today’s evermore environmentally conscious society.

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