John Kemp

Position: Journalist
John Kemp is a Reuters columnist, specialising in energy and commodity markets. Before joining Reuters, he was a senior analyst for Sempra Commodities covering base metals, oil and refined products, and an analyst for Oxford Analytica covering world trade, finance and banking.

Blog Posts

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Trade lessons for climate negotiators

As hopes die for securing a a binding treaty in Copenhagen, climate brokers could still learn useful lessons on how to structure the negotiations.  Full Article | Comments [4] 

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Goldman, Morgan Stanley shrink commodity books

Both Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley reduced the size of their commodity trading books during the third quarter, according to their latest filings on Form Y-9C  Full Article 

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Defeats doom climate bill in '09

Forget about Congress enacting climate change legislation this year. The defeats for Democratic Party gubernatorial candidates in Virginia and New Jersey on November 3 killed any lingering hope and may even doom the prospect of passing a cap-and-trade bill before the 2010 mid-term elections.  Full Article | Comments [2]