Natural Gas Prices Signal a Growing Winter Supply Risk in Europe
The European Union should act now to head off growing impacts from the Iran conflict on gas prices and availability
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U.S. job growth smashes expectations in August, unemployment rate remains flat
Gold (XAU/USD) moves quietly on Friday after two straight days of gains, as traders appear reluctant to take fresh positions ahead of the US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report at 12:30 GMT. The metal briefly climbed above $4…
Read more →Brent Crude Holds a War Premium Despite 17 Million Barrels Crossing Hormuz
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps formally declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all commercial traffic "until further notice" early Sunday, hours after striking the Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS Galaxy in …
Read more →Wall Street indexes close more than 1% higher as Treasury yields slide
S&P 500 Today LIVE: S&P 500 faces downward pressure following the retracement by Wall Street from its highs and the major index closed at 7,706.22, falling 38.84 points, representing -0.50%. The decline was attributed t…
Read more →Energy Price Forecasts Revised Higher Amid Stalemate
Good morning, lovely people, and happy hump day. Today’s issue is packed with energy news — from retail fuel price hike to macroeconomic headwinds as another ratings agency trims India’s GDP forecast. To soften the fisc…
Read more →Nvidia to acquire AI platform Hugging Face in landmark $12.9B deal
NVIDIA is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire Hugging Face, the leading hub for open source AI models and datasets, for $12.9 billion. Futurum examines why NVIDIA would make this move, why the open model distribution l…
Read more →Oil near multi-week highs after fresh Iran strikes; Trump says war won’t last long
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is weighing whether to send possibly thousands of U.S. troops into Iran as he looks for a way to achieve some of his key goals and end the war, according to the two current U.S. offic…
Read more →Asian LNG Prices Surge to Highest Since 2022 as Iran War Escalates
Iran has responded to US and Israeli attacks by launching a series of counterstrikes against states across the Middle East, with serious consequences for the oil and gas industry and the global economy.
Read more →Gold holds near $4,400 after rebound as Trump, Fed remarks ease inflation fears
Spot Gold (XAU/USD) was trading around $4,115 an ounce, up 0.40% for the day, while Gold futures (GC00) gained 1.1% to $4,111.50, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The yellow metal rebounded after Tuesday’s steep 5.7%…
Read more →Gold Selloff Shows How Rising Yields Are Overpowering Safe-Haven Demand
Precious metals investors are watching market conditions closely as gold and silver hover at pivotal price points. While both metals have already posted impressive gains, multiple converging factors suggest we may be wi…
Read more →Gold May Fall Below $4,000 Again as War Adds Fuel to the Fed Hike Trade
International gold prices have just suffered their worst monthly drop in nearly 18 years, and Wall Street titan JPMorgan has dropped a bombshell, slashing its gold price forecasts for the second half of the year by 20% …
Read more →Gold falls as oil, bond yields and Fed hike bets climb on Iran escalation
The US Treasury market is undergoing a violent repricing. On Monday, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield briefly broke above 4.76%, its highest level since January 2025. The 5-year yield rose to levels last seen in ear…
Read more →Oil climbs for 3rd straight day, Brent tops $96 on renewed U.S.-Iran fighting
Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz rose more than 30% over the past week, according to new maritime tracking data, marking a notable improvement even as shipping through the critical energy chokepoint remains f…
Read more →Oil Prices Expose the Gap Between Geopolitical Risk and Physical Supply
Every time a geopolitical crisis threatens a major energy chokepoint, financial markets respond before the physical world has a chance to catch up. This structural asymmetry between paper crude markets and real-world su…
Read more →Gold Bear Market Deepens as Rate Hike Odds Surge
Most commodity markets operate on a single dominant clock. Supply tightens, prices rise. Demand weakens, prices fall. Gold, by contrast, runs on at least two clocks simultaneously, and they are currently telling very di…
Read more →Crude Oil Threatens Breakout Amid US-Iran Re-Escalation
The United States and Israel launched a major military campaign against Iran on Feb. 28, triggering a weekslong war that has spread to neighboring countries and roiled energy markets around the globe.
Read more →Fed hike bets, oil rally and Japan yields - what’s moving markets
Gold (XAU/USD) price retreats some 0.40% on Monday after last Friday's hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh, which sparked speculation of a possible rate hike at the September meeting. Despite this…
Read more →Gold Cycle Low Targets $4,559 Recovery Zone
Gold climbed 1.08% to $4,415.51 on Wednesday, its highest level in more than two months.
Read more →Oil extends gains as Trump threatens further Iran strikes
Oil rose for a third day as President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran, hours after the US resumed its blockade on the Islamic Republic’s shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Read more →Gold steadies after two-day drop as Iran strikes revive inflation risks
Gold (XAU/USD) steadies on Friday after falling nearly 2% the previous day, as surging Oil prices fueled expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) may need to raise interest rates amid a worsening inflation outlook. A…
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Read more →Gold Faces Fresh Pressure as Oil Risks Complicate the Fed Outlook
In early 2025 the Bank of Canada warned that escalating trade tariffs are raising inflation risks that could push inflation above its 2% target and force a pause or reversal of the central bank’s rate-cutting cycle, inc…
Read more →European gas spikes after US strikes on Iranian missile sites
Global oil and natural gas prices surged sharply on Thursday after Iran launched fresh strikes on key energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including Qatarâs main liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, raising concern…
Read more →The Next Commodity Shock May Begin in the Pacific
Forecasts point to a strong El Niño event at the end of 2026, raising fears over food supplies and prices. While we believe these fears are overstated at the global level, El Niño poses a more significant regional risk …
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