Circus AND Circuit: Unraveling Global Trade with Kate Foronda
Kate Foronda
20 episodes
1 week ago
In this episode, Kate Foronda explores the minerals that quietly power our world from lithium and cobalt to aluminium and rare earth elements. These resources drive electric vehicles, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence, but they also carry enormous environmental, social, and geopolitical costs. Kate shares insights from her travels across Chile, where she saw how mining has shaped communities from the oil fields of the south to the lithium basins of the north. She unpacks how...
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In this episode, Kate Foronda explores the minerals that quietly power our world from lithium and cobalt to aluminium and rare earth elements. These resources drive electric vehicles, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence, but they also carry enormous environmental, social, and geopolitical costs. Kate shares insights from her travels across Chile, where she saw how mining has shaped communities from the oil fields of the south to the lithium basins of the north. She unpacks how...
Episode 4: The Secret Life of a Commodity Trader – What really happens behind the scenes in global commodity trading?
Circus AND Circuit: Unraveling Global Trade with Kate Foronda
20 minutes
8 months ago
Episode 4: The Secret Life of a Commodity Trader – What really happens behind the scenes in global commodity trading?
In Episode 4 of Circus and Circuit, Kate Foronda pulls back the curtain on the real world of physical commodity trading. Forget the image of traders glued to screens, watching stock prices fluctuate. Physical traders deal with real goods, real risks, and real relationships—navigating complex logistics, securing deals, and making split-second decisions that can mean millions in profit or loss. In This Episode, We’ll Answer: - What does a day in the life of a commodity trader look l...
Circus AND Circuit: Unraveling Global Trade with Kate Foronda
In this episode, Kate Foronda explores the minerals that quietly power our world from lithium and cobalt to aluminium and rare earth elements. These resources drive electric vehicles, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence, but they also carry enormous environmental, social, and geopolitical costs. Kate shares insights from her travels across Chile, where she saw how mining has shaped communities from the oil fields of the south to the lithium basins of the north. She unpacks how...
