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Gold (XAU/USD) attracts some dip-buyers during the Asian session on Wednesday, stalling the previous day's retracement slide from the $4,435 region, or the highest level since June 5. The commodity, h…
September WTI crude oil (CLU26) closed up +1.07 (+1.30%) on Tuesday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) closed up +0.0012 (+0.04%).
August 10, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT. U.S. stock futures point to modest gains with investors assessing a strong weekly rally while monitoring geopolitical risks in the Middle East. According to Polymarket da…
August 6, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. The Chinese Academy of Sciences achieved a 3.42% conversion efficiency in laser-produced plasma (LPP) EUV lithography, closing in on ASML’s 5.5% commercial benchmark. Alth…
August 10, 2026, 2:41 PM EDT.Energy shares climbed 3.5%, propelled by increases in Exxon Mobil (XOM +3.30%) and Chevron (CVX +3.50%) after Brent crude advanced 3.06% to $86.11, spurred by Iran’s stanc…
Gold (XAU/USD) price edges up at the beginning of the week as the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz faces delays due to demands from Iran to the US, and is capped by the modest strength of the Greenba…
“Let the oil flow!” With those words on Sunday evening, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States had reached an agreement to end the war with Iran after more than one hundred days an…
Gold crashed 8% to $4,941 and silver plunged 17% to $95 on January 30, 2026, the worst single-day decline since 2013.
Copper’s record-breaking 2025 has set up a tight but fragile market heading into 2026 as supply strains deepen, tariff fears distort trade flows and analysts flag long-term deficits.
The United States Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, consolidates during the Asian session on Friday as traders keenly await the release of the closely-watc…
US President Donald Trump has extended a pause on strikes targeting Iranâs energy infrastructure until early April, as Washington signals that diplomacy remains its preferred path forward in the esc…
Options Blueprint [Adv]: Financing a Convex Asymmetric HedgeMarket Context The setup on the chart is not just about momentum. It is about what happens when a market clears an important prior high thro…
August 6, 2026, 11:40 AM EDT. Live cattle futures added 42 cents to $2.22, while Aug 26 Live Cattle settled at $234.175, a gain of $2.225. Feeder cattle contracts advanced 72 cents to $2.27, as the CM…
Axios says a proposed US-Iran deal covers the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief and enriched uranium limits.
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Middle Eastern fuel oil exports are on track to hit a four-month high in June, yet crude prices have tumbled to their lowest levels in months as the Strait of Hormuz tentatively reopens, exposing a fr…
August 5, 2026, 11:23 PM EDT. Asian equities slid 0.69%, weighed down by a drop in tech shares, including Samsung Electronics (-2.44%), SK Hynix (-6.95%), Kioxia (-9.61%) and Tokyo Electron (-4.61%). …
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Oil prices fell on Friday as shipping flows through key Middle East chokepoints helped offset supply fears tied to the US-Iran war. Brent and WTI were both still set for monthly gains of about 20%.
Good Day... And a Tub Thumpin' Thursday to one and all! Well, it took 11 innings to get the win, but my beloved Cardinals did it and beat the Mets 2-1...Of course the game could have gone on and on if…
Sam Azzarello: Welcome to J.P. Morgan's Making Sense. My name is Sam Azzarello, and I lead content strategy for global research. And today, we're going to have a fascinating discussion on silver with …
CORRIGENDUM, 16 March 2026 – The initial March 2026 monthly analysis stated that, ‘Twenty-three vessels delivered EUR 800 bn of Russian crude oil and oil products while flying a false flag‘, and it sh…
Gold fell 1% to $4,289.87 on Monday, June 8, 2026, a two-month low, closing below its 200-day moving average for the first time since 2023.
August 5, 2026, 3:12 AM EDT. President Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen “very soon,” cautioning Iran about potential strikes if they reverse course. The US, Iran, and Oman are close to a 60…