Trafigura flags trading headwinds as payouts outstrip profit

TRAFIGURA Group warned that market volatility may not translate to opportunities for its traders, as the commodity giant reported first-half results that showed its dividend payments exceeded net profit.  US President Donald Trump’s trade war in the last …

Profits spark at Trafigura despite 'uncertain' conditions

The Switzerland-based trading house, which has its head office in Singapore, said group revenues in the six months to 31 March were $119.2bn, down 4% on lower average commodity prices. Net profits rose 3%. The interim dividend for the period at the …

Trafigura warns about volatility in 2025 after first-half profits inch up

Commodities traders may struggle to capitalize on supply and demand disruptions rather than market volatility driven by politics in 2025. This was revealed on Thursday by trading house Trafigura, which reported a slight increase in its first-half net …

Trafigura warns of volatility in 2025 as first-half profit inches up

LONDON :Commodities traders could struggle to capitalise on politically driven market volatility rather than supply and demand disruptions in 2025, trading house Trafigura said on Thursday, as it reported a slight rise in first-half net profit. The …

Trafigura posts slight rise in first-half net profit, lower revenues

LONDON : Global commodity trading house Trafigura reported on Thursday that its net profit rose slightly on the year to about $1.52 billion in the first half of its 2025 financial year, while its revenues fell on lower average commodity prices. The …

Trafigura warns of further ‘turbulence’ in commodities markets

Trafigura reports slight increase in net profit for the first half, but lower revenue

Trafigura, a global commodity trading company, reported Thursday that it's net profit increased slightly from the previous year to $1.52 billion for the first half 2025 of its financial year. However its revenues decreased due to lower average …

Climate justice in Africa: The legal fight for the poor

Climate justice in Africa is not a theoretical argument for summits and policy documents, Botha believes. File pic ACROSS Africa, climate change is not a future peril. It is a present tragedy. Amy Botha writes that in the charred villages of Chad, the …

Judge in Ghana places injunction on investigative report a journalist is yet to write

In a concerning development that has sent shockwaves through Ghana’s media landscape, a judge at the Human Rights Court 2 in Accra has granted an interlocutory injunction to Cynthia Adjei, the CEO of Lysaro Group, effectively preventing an investigative …

Have low oil prices killed M&A?

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