December 12, 2025 3:03 pm
Key Moments Front-month U.S. natural gas futures fall more than $1 over the week as warmer December weather projections erode heating demand expectations. Market participants largely ignore a larger-than-expected -177 Bcf storage withdrawal, focusing instead on robust supply and mild conditions. December 16–25 forecasts shift to an “exceptionally warmer” pattern, abruptly dragging down anticipated heating […]
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Key Moments Silver is trading with high volatility and is pushing toward the $65 level. Upside momentum remains intact. Traders continue to treat short-term declines as buying opportunities. Support zones appear around $62.50 and $60. A recent flag breakout suggests a possible extension toward $68. However, concerns remain after the sharp reversal from $54. Market […]
Read moreDecember 12, 2025 11:05 am
Key Moments Russia’s oil and gas budget revenue is projected at 410 billion roubles in December. This is almost half the level recorded a year earlier. Full-year oil and gas revenue is expected to reach 8.44 trillion roubles. This is nearly a quarter below the prior year and below the Finance Ministry’s 8.65 trillion rouble […]
Read moreDecember 12, 2025 10:12 am
Key Moments Brent February futures traded at $61.40 per barrel and WTI at $57.69 per barrel, both up 0.2% after the prior session’s sharp declines. Oil benchmarks remained on track to lose more than 3% for the week, following a 1.5% drop on Thursday to their lowest levels in over seven weeks. A reported U.S. […]
Read moreDecember 12, 2025 8:14 am
Spot Gold extended gains to a fresh 7 1/2-week high of $4,293.09/oz. on Friday, underpinned by expectations of further policy easing by the Federal Reserve. New signs of US labor market softness only added to prospects of two Fed interest rate cuts next year. US initial jobless claims rose by 44,000 to 236,000 during the […]
Read moreDecember 11, 2025 10:51 am
Key Moments The International Energy Agency raised its global oil demand outlook for 2025 and 2026 while lowering its supply growth projections. World oil supply declined by 610,000 b/d in November, with OPEC+ responsible for more than three-quarters of the drop. The IEA now estimates a 3.815 million b/d supply surplus in 2026, still a […]
Read moreDecember 11, 2025 8:29 am
Key Moments Spot gold declined 0.5% to $4,207.49 per ounce, even as March gold futures inched up 0.3% to $4,235.50/oz. Spot silver eased to $61.8095/oz after touching a record high of $62.8895/oz earlier in the session. The Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points and announced Treasury bill purchases of $40 billion per month, […]
Read moreDecember 11, 2025 8:22 am
Spot Gold extended gains on Thursday, as the Federal Reserve delivered a largely anticipated rate cut. Yet, the central bank noted it would wait for clearer signs on a cooling job market and inflation, which “remains somewhat elevated”. The Fed lowered its federal funds rate target range by 25 basis points to 3.50%-3.75% at its […]
Read moreDecember 11, 2025 7:28 am
Key Moments Brent February futures traded at $62.44 per barrel and WTI at $58.78 per barrel, up 0.4% and 0.5% respectively as of 21:38 ET (02:38 GMT). U.S. commercial crude inventories fell by 1.812 million barrels, surpassing expectations for a 1.1 million barrel draw, while gasoline and distillate stocks increased. The Federal Reserve cut its […]
Read moreDecember 10, 2025 1:06 pm
Key Moments Silver traded near $62 per ounce on Wednesday, up from about $50 in late November and roughly $30 at the start of the year. Investors positioned for potential Federal Reserve rate cuts and a possible leadership change, with candidates seen favoring more aggressive easing than Jerome Powell. Silver’s inclusion on the 2025 Critical […]
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