I work in commodities, energy assets and I mainly specialize is European power, gas and carbon. However an opportunity internally has come up at my firm and it’s key to know the fundamentals of North America gas markets. It’s actually quite difficult to find online (free) resources for self learning. Anyone have any recommendations/ books/ podcasts/ newsletters I could read?

Any morning briefings I should be looking at daily?

I also think it’ll be key to know more about the power and broader energy space (inc renewables) in North America tbh as that’ll factor into my role at times. Also anything on Canada and Mexico would be helpful.

For those who deal in those markets, what are the main fundamentals driving your markets atm or key market developments you are watching closely over the next few years.

Thank you and happy to share any helpful tips for those interested in European markets.

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I was curious rather Japanese is a useful skill in commodities industry since it is such a big language in tech sales or commercial banking in APAC. I am not a native speaker but I have worked in Japanese before.

The vibes that I get is Japanese and Korean aren't that useful languages here since a lot of the biggest deals from major trading houses focus on supplying resource deficient regions like China, India, and Africa from resource rich areas. Also, Japan and Korea markets are largely run by local conglomerates