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Commodities News
Economies.com provides the latest news and fundamental analysis about Commodities. In this section you may read about all the international economic and political events affecting the commodities rates such as the Precious Metals (Gold, Silver, etc) as well as Crude Oil, Brent Oil, Platinum etc.
Oil rallies over 7% above $102 as US blockades Iran
2026-04-13 12:29PM UTC
Oil prices rose again above the level of $100 per barrel on Monday, as the U.S. Navy prepares to impose a blockade on ship movements to and from Iran through the Strait of Hormuz, in a step that may ...
Silver tumbles 4.5% on mounting Hormuz strait tensions
2026-04-13 10:57AM UTC
Silver prices lost nearly 4.5% in European markets on Monday to move away from three-week highs, on track to incur their first loss in the last five days, due to correction and profit-taking ...
Gold loses 2% after failure of US-Iran peace talks
2026-04-13 09:40AM UTC
Gold prices lost more than 2% in European markets on Monday at the start of the week's trading, continuing their losses for the second consecutive day, moving away from a three-week high, as ...
Soybean contracts close higher supported by technical purchases
2026-04-10 20:40PM UTC
Soybean prices rose during mid-day trading on Friday, recording gains ranging between 7 and 13 cents, supported mainly by a rise in soybean meal and technical purchases. The national average cash ...
A common idea persists within the energy sector that American refineries are "unable" to process the light, low-sulfur crude oil resulting from the shale oil boom. This claim often surfaces whenever ...
A decline in China's copper imports indicates a shift in market power balance
2026-04-10 15:03PM UTC
The two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran has helped ease some of the macroeconomic pessimism that was surrounding the copper market, but there may be a larger problem facing those optimistic about ...
Oil on track for biggest weekly loss in 10 months after truce
2026-04-10 12:06PM UTC
Oil prices are heading to record their largest weekly loss since last June, despite the slight gains achieved on Friday, amid renewed concerns regarding supplies from Saudi Arabia and oil flows ...
Gold moves in a negative zone before US inflation data
2026-04-10 09:24AM UTC
Gold prices fell in European trading on Friday for the first time in the last four days, pulling away from three-week highs due to correction and profit-taking operations, in addition to pressure ...
Copper retreats as doubts escalate regarding the US-Iran truce
2026-04-09 15:31PM UTC
Copper prices declined on Thursday as doubts escalated over whether the truce between the United States and Iran would hold, which reinforced concerns regarding global economic growth and the demand ...
Oil rises anew on truce fragility, Hormuz strait fears
2026-04-09 12:18PM UTC
Oil prices rose by more than 3% on Thursday with increasing doubts about the resilience of the fragile two-week truce in the Middle East, which sparked fears of continued restrictions on energy flows ...