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World

January 5, 2026

Maduro’s Capture Sends Shockwaves Through Diplomacy and Oil Markets

A U.S. weekend raid in Venezuela reverberated from the U.N. to energy trading desks, with investors weighing the long road from political rupture to any meaningful change in global crude supply. The

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World

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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Commodities

March 10, 2026

Oil’s Shock Wave Keeps Commodities on Edge

A violent move in crude, combined with resilient gold and still-elevated copper, is leaving commodity investors to price a world where geopolitics and structural supply strains matter more than the old assumption

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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

February 25, 2026

Commodities