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December 22, 2025

Oil Slips as Supply Concerns Ease While Gold Finds Support

Energy markets softened on signs of adequate supply, while gold steadied amid lingering macro uncertainty. Crude oil prices drifted lower in recent sessions as traders reassessed supply risks heading into year-end, tempering

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December 24, 2025

Oil Stabilizes as Supply Risks Offset Weak Demand Signals

Crude markets are balancing geopolitical uncertainty against slowing consumption growth and ample inventories. Oil prices steadied this week as traders weighed persistent supply risks against signs of softer global demand, leaving energy

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December 21, 2025

Oil and Gold Diverge as Energy Markets Weigh Geopolitics and Rates

Crude prices steadied while gold eased as investors balanced Middle East risks, supply discipline, and expectations for global interest rates. Oil markets ended the session little changed after a volatile week, reflecting

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Oil Holds Above $90 as Hormuz Risk Reshapes Commodity Markets

Crude’s geopolitical premium is lifting energy shares and inflation risks even as copper and precious metals retreat from recent highs. Oil prices extended their advance Wednesday, keeping Brent crude above $90 a

August 19, 2026

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Oil Surges as Hormuz Uncertainty Rebuilds the Geopolitical Premium

Crude prices climbed sharply as renewed U.S.-Iran friction clouded hopes for normalized Gulf exports, reviving inflation risks across global commodity markets. Oil markets are again pricing diplomacy by the hour. Brent crude

August 11, 2026

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Oil Tumbles as Iran Diplomacy Deflates Supply-Risk Premium

A sharp retreat in crude prices shows how quickly geopolitical fear can unwind when diplomacy improves and producers prepare to add supply. Oil prices fell sharply Monday after signs of renewed diplomacy

August 3, 2026

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Oil Surges as Middle East Shipping Risks Return

Brent crude approached $100 a barrel as attacks near vital maritime routes revived inflation concerns and forced investors to reconsider the durability of global energy supplies. Oil prices surged Thursday as escalating

July 23, 2026

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Oil Climbs as Hormuz Risk Revives Inflation Fears

Crude prices rose as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions threatened Middle East energy flows, sharpening concerns that a prolonged supply shock could spread from fuel markets into inflation, interest rates and global growth. Oil

July 15, 2026

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Oil’s Hormuz Risk Premium Faces a Glut Test

A renewed security scare near the Strait of Hormuz lifted crude prices, but the broader commodities market remains caught between geopolitical risk, slowing demand signals and resilient haven buying. Oil markets began

July 7, 2026

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Fox Tungsten Launches Largest Drill Program in Company History as It Targets a Shift From Explorer to Developer

Photo: Fox Tungsten drilling underway at August showing in June 2026 CEO Steve Gray on the fully funded 20,000-metre campaign at the Fox project, a planned 2027 resource update and PEA, and

June 30, 2026

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Oil’s Geopolitical Premium Returns as Metals Lose Momentum

Crude prices rose after renewed U.S.-Iran tensions refocused investors on supply risk, while gold and copper weakened as traders reassessed haven demand and growth-sensitive metals. Commodity markets opened the week with an

June 29, 2026

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Oil Retreats as Metals Lose Their Crisis Premium

The reopening of Gulf shipping routes has shifted commodity markets from shortage pricing back toward interest-rate and demand fundamentals. Oil’s sharp reversal this week has reminded investors that geopolitical risk can leave

June 19, 2026

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Oil Shock Puts Commodities Back at Center of Inflation Trade

A jump in crude prices after Iran’s move to restrict Strait of Hormuz traffic is testing whether investors can absorb another supply shock without reigniting broad inflation pressure. Crude oil returned to

June 11, 2026

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Oil Slips as Supply Concerns Ease While Gold Finds Support

Oil Stabilizes as Supply Risks Offset Weak Demand Signals

Oil and Gold Diverge as Energy Markets Weigh Geopolitics and Rates

Oil Holds Above $90 as Hormuz Risk Reshapes Commodity Markets

Oil Surges as Hormuz Uncertainty Rebuilds the Geopolitical Premium

Oil Tumbles as Iran Diplomacy Deflates Supply-Risk Premium

Oil Surges as Middle East Shipping Risks Return

Oil Climbs as Hormuz Risk Revives Inflation Fears

Oil’s Hormuz Risk Premium Faces a Glut Test

Fox Tungsten Launches Largest Drill Program in Company History as It Targets a Shift From Explorer to Developer

Oil’s Geopolitical Premium Returns as Metals Lose Momentum

Oil Retreats as Metals Lose Their Crisis Premium

Oil Shock Puts Commodities Back at Center of Inflation Trade

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