Exxon Mobil XOM

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February 25, 2026

Tariffs and Geopolitics Lift Commodities as Investors Reprice Inflation Risk

Oil and precious metals climbed as new U.S. tariffs and renewed Middle East uncertainty tightened the link between trade policy and commodity inflation. Commodities markets are leaning back into a playbook that

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March 5, 2026

Oil Jumps as Hormuz Disruption Reprices Energy Security

A widening Middle East conflict has pushed crude and refined fuels higher and reignited safe-haven demand across precious metals, forcing commodity traders to weigh geopolitical tail risks against a still-uneven global growth