The market open, decoded daily.
Energy, equities and the macro and micro stories that move them, explained by someone who has traded commodity markets. Markets to Freedom is the daily show covering geopolitics, economic data and analysis, built to help you see the whole picture and what it means for you.
25 years in energy markets
The FREEDOM format.
The same running order every day. The middle flexes with the news.
- FreshMacro data. See the trend.
- RatesCentral banks and yields. The cost of money.
- EnergyOil, gas and power. The master market.
- EquitiesIndices and key levels.
- Deep diveOne stock, one week.
- OpinionsExperts join when available.
- MoneyWhat it means for you.
What to expect
Markets to Freedom is a daily show and newsletter, hosted by Rukes Ahmed after 25 years across commodity trading, market data and intelligence platforms. Live from Monday 3 August 2026, weekdays 13:30 UK. Join the newsletter to be the first to know.
Rukes Ahmed
Energy markets veteran · 25 years
I've spent a quarter century inside energy markets, trading at Shell and Gazprom, running a global business at Refinitiv, then working as a senior executive at ICIS. I've seen how markets really work, from the trading desk to the data that powers it. What I've enjoyed most has always been helping the people around me see them more clearly.
Markets to Freedom is that work in the open. Daily, plain spoken, from the desk. Built to help you in the way you need.
- Senior Executive at ICIS
- Global Head of Power, Gas, Carbon and Coal at Refinitiv
- Energy Trader at Gazprom Marketing & Trading
- Energy Trader at Shell
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