Commodities

Crude oil slips lower; Gaza ceasefire talks set to continue

Gold holds near record high, Fed rate cut bets support

Investing.com -- Gold holds near record levels Monday as expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut and softer dollar underpin precious metal prices.

What do softer fundamentals mean for the oil market?

Investing.com -- BofA Securities analysts, in a note dated Aug. 16, flagged that the global oil market is navigating a complex landscape marked by divergent supply and demand trends, geopolitical unce

Gold prices soar to new record highs; easing recession fears, rate cuts in focus

Investing.com-- Gold prices rose strongly Friday, climbing to new highs as persistent expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve kept the yellow metal in demand.

Citi updates its 2024 outlook for steel prices

Oil prices slump; Chinese demand fears weigh

Investing.com-- Oil prices fell sharply Friday after a series of weak indicators from China reignited concerns about demand growth from the world's top importer.

Outlook for natural gas rally faces headwinds, expert tells Investing.com

Gold prices hover close to record highs amid easing recession fears

Investing.com-- Gold prices fell slightly in Asian trade on Friday as easing fears of a recession limited safe haven demand, although persistent expectations of interest rate cuts kept the yellow meta

Oil prices edge lower, but set for positive week as economic outlook improves

Investing.com-- Oil prices fell slightly in Asian trade on Friday, but were set for a second straight week of gains as optimism over a resilient U.S. economy and falling interest rates pushed up hopes

Oil prices settle higher as stronger US retail sales eases demand fears

Investing.com-- Oil prices settled higher Thursday as upbeat U.S. economy cooled jitters about the health of economy just as the Federal Reserve is widely expect to deliver a rate hike next month.

Oil prices climb strongly; healthy US retail sales point to demand resilience

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose Thursday as the prospect of improving demand through lower U.S. interest rates helped traders look past growing concerns over weaker demand.

Buy gold as the Middle East conflict could escalate soon: Alpine Macro

Investors should consider buying gold as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are likely to escalate in the coming months, according to a recent note from Alpine Macro.

Oil demand outlook softens even as geopolitics simmers: Citi

Gold prices rise, record highs close as CPI data fuels rate cut bets

Investing.com-- Gold prices rose in Asian trade on Thursday, remaining close to record highs as softer-than-expected U.S. consumer inflation data spurred bets that the Federal Reserve will begin trimm

Oil prices edge higher as rate cut hopes help offset demand fears

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose slightly in Asian trade on Thursday as the prospect of improving demand through lower U.S. interest rates helped traders look past growing concerns over weaker demand.

Oil prices reverse gains to settle lower amid surprise build in US crude stocks

Investing.com-- Oil prices cut gains to settle lower Wednesday, as a surprise build in U.S. stockpiles pointing an easing in the summer-travel feuled boost to demand.

Oil prices rise on benign US inflation, big inventory draw

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose Wednesday, buoyed by benign US inflation data as well as industry data showing a bigger-than-expected draw in U.S. stockpiles.

Downside to base metal prices should be limited from here: BofA

Gold prices close to record highs on bets of softer CPI reading

Investing.com-- Gold prices fell slightly in Asian trade on Wednesday, but remained in sight of a record high as traders positioned for signs of easing consumer inflation after a soft reading on produ

Oil prices rise on signs of big US inventory draw, inflation hopes

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Wednesday, buoyed by industry data showing a bigger-than-expected draw in U.S. stockpiles, while soft inflation data also fueled hopes of deeper inter