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In the May installment of his Monthly Flow report, Vincent Deluard, Global Macro Strategist for the Broker Dealer Division of INTL FCStone Financial Inc.,  writes that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing is an idea whose time has come, but not for the reasons their champions might think. In fact, he argues, the recent strong performance of ESG funds is being driven by an unintended dark side: their preference for companies that develop or rely on machines and intangible assets over human contributions. In this case, ESG funds could end up driving or exacerbating the very excesses of winner-take-all capitalism that they were originally conceived to help moderate.

Rhona O'Connell, Head of Market Analysis, EMEA & Asia for INTL FCStone Ltd.  participates as a panelist in this follow up webinar hosted by DMCC to discuss and debate possible solutions to issues facing the gold market during the pandemic. 

Rhona O'Connell, Head of Market Analysis, EMEA & Asia for INTL FCStone Ltd.  participates as a panelist in this webinar hosted by DMCC discussing issues facing the gold market during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. 

Stepping away from the everyday and taking a good, hard look at your risk management practices and the impact commodity price risk is having on your operations can often make the difference between hitting goals and falling short of expectations. 

INTL FCStone’s Brazilian Market Intelligence analyzes the main factors that influenced major agricultural commodities in recent months and provides insight on what to expect from January to March 2020.

Ahora más que nunca, se globaliza el alcance del mercado de los productores y usuarios del aceite de palma. Como resultado de esto, los factores de la oferta y la demanda que alguna vez apenas repercutieron en el mercado local ahora pueden crear un grado mayor de incertidumbre y volatilidad en los precios.

INTL FCStone's Brazil Market Intelligence team comments on the Amazon fires, its international repercussions, the possible economic impacts, and how Brazil can reconcile environmental conservation and agribusiness development. 

The news coming out of China is dominated by the trade war and civil unrest in Hong Kong. But the country-wide outbreak of African Swine Fever could well be the most impactful and under-reported story to hit the People’s Republic in years.  Get up to date by downloading Pig Epidemic Continues to Spread through China and Beyond.

INTL FCStone’s latest white paper, Convenience Stores Face Tough Challenges, takes an inside look at how the industry is shifting and what is driving the change.  It also examines many risk management measures that the majority of c-stores are not exploiting but which could spell the difference between success and failure in these challenging times.

Analizamos la temporada de lluvias en Brasil y su impacto en la floración, examinamos la historia de la temporada de lluvias anterior y la relación entre la lluvia saludable y el potencial productivo, proporcionando posibles resultados para la cosecha 20-21 base a escenarios.