Stay ahead of market volatility by joining Bloomberg’s upcoming webinar, where our experts will delve into the evolving dynamics of the battery metals markets. As the global shift toward electrification intensifies, battery metals like lithium, nickel, and cobalt are under increasing scrutiny. Our specialists will unpack the economic, geopolitical, and regulatory forces shaping demand and supply, and how these variables are contributing to differing outlooks among market participants.
We’ll also explore China’s strategic influence in the global battery metals supply chain and examine how potential policy shifts—such as new U.S. tariffs and evolving trade relations—may further impact global flows and pricing mechanisms. Whether you’re a metals consumer, investor, or risk manager, this discussion will offer timely insights into how these uncertainties could reshape market behavior and pricing volatility in the near term.
Beyond market fundamentals, the webinar will highlight how leading firms are managing their exposure more efficiently through Bloomberg’s integrated electronic trading and risk management solutions. Attendees will learn how to optimise hedging strategies across FX and commodities, automate critical post-trade processes, and seamlessly integrate valuations, hedge accounting, and exposure management into their existing systems, all from a single centralised platform.
Topics will include:
- Diverging views on battery metal demand and market outlook
- China’s market dominance and its implications for global supply chains
- Ongoing uncertainty around U.S. tariffs and trade policy
- Streamlined FX and commodity hedging workflows via Bloomberg’s e-trading platform
- Automation of post-trade & reporting processes such as valuations and hedge accounting
- Integration of valuations, hedge accounting, and exposure management into existing system landscape
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain expert perspectives and practical guidance on navigating today’s volatile battery metals environment. Register now to explore how Bloomberg can support your organisation’s risk management transformation and help you act with confidence in an increasingly complex market.
Speakers
Douglas Crawford
EMEA Commodities Market Specialist
Bloomberg
Douglas Crawford is a Commodities Market Specialist at Bloomberg, covering the EMEA region. He has over 20 years of experience within financial markets. His career started at Marex Spectron where he traded oil and oil product futures and options. He later became commodities asset class head for one of S&P Global’s flagship valuation products.
Stefan Schmidt
Enterprise Solutions Specialist for Derivatives and Risk Management
Bloomberg
Stefan Schmidt is a specialist in enterprise solutions for derivatives and risk management. He is responsible for the business development of Bloomberg’s risk platform (Multi-Asset Risk System “MARS”) for all businesses except financial services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Previously, he spent 5 years at Moody’s Analytics, where he led a team of quantitative consultants advising clients and specializing in risk management solutions and custom model development. Stefan holds a Master of Engineering in Computer Science from Imperial College London and an MBA from INSEAD Paris.
Kwasi Ampofo
Head of Metals Research
BloombergNEF
Kwasi Ampofo is the Head of Metals and Mining at BloombergNEF based in London. His team’s research covers industrial metals, rare-earth metals, battery metals and the pathways for miners to reach net-zero. Prior to BloombergNEF, he was a mining engineer at Anglo American and a management consultant at Nous Group in Australia. He completed his PhD in Mineral Economics at the University of Queensland, Australia.