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January 12, 2026

Powell Legal Threats Rattle Global Markets, Fuel Gold Surge

A criminal-investigation threat against the U.S. Fed chair revived fears of political meddling, pushing investors toward havens as oil markets weighed fresh Middle East risk. Global markets started the week on edge

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Markets

January 14, 2026

Global Stocks Diverge as Europe Hits Record and Fed-Cut Bets Swirl

Utilities and healthcare lifted European equities to new highs, while U.S. markets digested mixed bank earnings and a CPI report that kept the rate-path debate alive. Global markets split on Wednesday as

Commodities

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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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

Commodities

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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

Commodities

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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

Commodities

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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

Commodities

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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

Commodities

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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

Commodities

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Markets Waver as Yields and Chip Stocks Test Rally

A powerful run in global equities paused as investors weighed higher bond yields, stretched technology valuations and fresh signals from energy and currency markets. The rally that carried major U.S. equity benchmarks

June 4, 2026

Markets

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Oil Surge Puts Inflation Risk Back In Focus

Crude’s rebound near $100 a barrel is forcing investors to reassess energy exposure, inflation expectations and the durability of the broader commodities rally. Oil markets moved back to the center of global

June 3, 2026

Commodities

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Oil’s Iran Premium Returns to Commodities Markets

Fresh Middle East escalation pushed energy back to the center of the commodities trade, reviving inflation concerns while gold and industrial metals sent more mixed signals. Oil reasserted itself as the market’s

May 26, 2026

Commodities

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Oil Shock Rewrites the Commodity Trade

Crude’s renewed climb is pulling inflation risk back into focus, pressuring metals and reshaping investor expectations across energy, rates and consumer markets. Oil again became the center of the commodity market’s attention

May 18, 2026

Commodities

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Powell Legal Threats Rattle Global Markets, Fuel Gold Surge

Global Stocks Diverge as Europe Hits Record and Fed-Cut Bets Swirl

Oil Stabilizes as Supply Risks Offset Weak Demand Signals

Oil Surges as Hormuz Uncertainty Rebuilds the Geopolitical Premium

Oil Climbs as Hormuz Risk Revives Inflation Fears

Oil’s Hormuz Risk Premium Faces a Glut Test

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

Markets Waver as Yields and Chip Stocks Test Rally

Oil Surge Puts Inflation Risk Back In Focus

Oil’s Iran Premium Returns to Commodities Markets

Oil Shock Rewrites the Commodity Trade

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