{"id":890,"date":"2016-09-16T08:02:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T06:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/site\/en\/lcta-lugano-commodity-trading-association\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:11:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:11:35","slug":"lcta-lugano-commodity-trading-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Lugano Commodity Trading Association &#8211; LCTA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-uozhe-b85ce1a3dc311b8f7fdd9e51a413954f\">\n.avia-section.av-uozhe-b85ce1a3dc311b8f7fdd9e51a413954f{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SLD-LCTA-2019.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-uozhe-b85ce1a3dc311b8f7fdd9e51a413954f main_color avia-section-small avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_slideshow_full  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-890'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-k9l3sc8a-d0c1a5269205df6ae1cd9826a5a3cfe3 sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k9l3sc8a-d0c1a5269205df6ae1cd9826a5a3cfe3\">\n.flex_column.av-k9l3sc8a-d0c1a5269205df6ae1cd9826a5a3cfe3{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-k9l3sc8a-d0c1a5269205df6ae1cd9826a5a3cfe3 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-bottom av-animated-generic bottom-to-top av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k9l42954-bea7a9b04fe2c2d41b802b23384ca764\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k9l42954-bea7a9b04fe2c2d41b802b23384ca764{\nheight:24px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-k9l42954-bea7a9b04fe2c2d41b802b23384ca764 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-sbn6m-687bab7fe815a7ac725627e90462d0e4\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-sbn6m-687bab7fe815a7ac725627e90462d0e4 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-sbn6m-687bab7fe815a7ac725627e90462d0e4 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-sbn6m-687bab7fe815a7ac725627e90462d0e4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1><strong>LCTA<\/strong><br \/>\nLUGANO COMMODITY<br \/>\nTRADING ASSOCIATION<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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href='https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/press-release-commodity-trading-in-ticino-confirms-its-resilience-and-contribution-to-the-local-economy\/' data-rel='slide-3' class='slide-image' title='Press Release | Commodity trading in Ticino confirms its resilience and contribution to the local economy'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lugano-3272123_1280-495x400.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-13396 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-13396 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lugano-3272123_1280-495x400.jpg 495w, https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lugano-3272123_1280-845x684.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: Press Release | Commodity trading in Ticino confirms its resilience and contribution to the local economy\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/press-release-commodity-trading-in-ticino-confirms-its-resilience-and-contribution-to-the-local-economy\/' title='Press Release | Commodity trading in Ticino confirms its resilience and contribution to the local economy'>Press Release | Commodity trading in Ticino confirms its resilience and contribution to the local economy<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/category\/press-release\/\" rel=\"tag\">Press Release<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/category\/comunicato-stampa\/\" rel=\"tag\">Comunicato stampa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/category\/article\/\" rel=\"tag\">Article<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo monitor the evolution of the commodity trading sector and assess its overall economic impact, LCTA conducted a survey among its members in fall 2025, involving exclusively trading companies. Despite the challenges faced\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/press-release-commodity-trading-in-ticino-confirms-its-resilience-and-contribution-to-the-local-economy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-12-03T18:00:00+01:00\" >3 December 2025<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lugano-3272123_1280.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>852<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1280<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>LCTA Editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LCTA-Logo-2024-r02-01.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>LCTA Editor<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2016-09-16T08:02:52+02:00\" >2025-12-03 18:00:00<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-12-02 17:17:21<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Press Release | Commodity trading in Ticino confirms its resilience and contribution to the local economy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='slide-entry flex_column  post-entry post-entry-12818 slide-entry-overview slide-loop-2 slide-parity-even  av_one_third  real-thumbnail posttype-post post-format-standard'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/trumps-geopolitics-the-only-certainty-is-chaos\/' data-rel='slide-3' class='slide-image' title='\u00abTrump\u2019s Geopolitics: The Only Certainty Is Chaos\u00bb'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-26-085003-1-495x400.png\" class=\"wp-image-12812 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-12812 attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-26-085003-1-495x400.png 495w, https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-26-085003-1-845x684.png 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"slide-content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Slide: \u00abTrump\u2019s Geopolitics: The Only Certainty Is Chaos\u00bb\"><h3 class='slide-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/trumps-geopolitics-the-only-certainty-is-chaos\/' title='\u00abTrump\u2019s Geopolitics: The Only Certainty Is Chaos\u00bb'>\u00abTrump\u2019s Geopolitics: The Only Certainty Is Chaos\u00bb<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/category\/copertura-mediatica-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Copertura mediatica<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/category\/press-review\/\" rel=\"tag\">Press review<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt the Global Commodities Conference, key economic and political trends came under scrutiny \u2014 with speakers agreeing that U.S. President Donald Trump lacks a coherent long-term strategy. According to journalist Alan Friedman,\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/trumps-geopolitics-the-only-certainty-is-chaos\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><div class=\"slide-meta\"><time class='slide-meta-time updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-06-25T08:59:41+02:00\" >25 June 2025<\/time><\/div><\/footer><span 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Tensions'>Financial Markets Show Resilience Amid Escalating Geopolitical Tensions<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/category\/press-review\/\" rel=\"tag\">Press review<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/category\/copertura-mediatica-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Copertura mediatica<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><\/header><div class='slide-entry-excerpt entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" >\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSergio Ermotti, CEO of UBS Group, addressed key financial and geopolitical issues \u2014 including the dollar's global role, protectionist trade measures, and the ongoing integration of Credit Suisse \u2014 during his appearance in Lugano\u2026<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcta.ch\/en\/financial-markets-show-resilience-amid-escalating-geopolitical-tensions\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' 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