Javier Blas and Jack Farchy Books
Javier Blas and Jack Farchy are journalists specializing in global commodities and energy markets. Both have written extensively for the Financial Times and Bloomberg, covering the intersection of business, politics, and natural resources.
Known for: The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
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The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
An investigative account of the secretive world of commodity trading, revealing how a handful of powerful traders control the flow of the world’s natural resources. The book explores the rise of these traders, their influence on global politics and economies, and the moral and environmental consequences of their actions.
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The Roots of Modern Commodity Trading: Postwar Reconstruction and the Birth of Independence
The modern world of commodity trading emerged from the rubble of World War II, when economies were rebuilding and raw materials were essential to the reconstruction effort. Traders filled the vacuum between the state-run industries of producers and the growing demands of industrialized nations. In t...
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The Rise of Trading Giants: Glencore, Vitol, and Trafigura
By the late twentieth century, a small number of trading firms had evolved from scrappy intermediaries into titans capable of influencing global markets. Companies like Glencore, Vitol, and Trafigura transformed commodity trading from an art of negotiation into a discipline of complex financial and ...
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About Javier Blas and Jack Farchy
Javier Blas and Jack Farchy are journalists specializing in global commodities and energy markets. Both have written extensively for the Financial Times and Bloomberg, covering the intersection of business, politics, and natural resources.
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