December 18, 2025 8:40 am
Spot Gold eased on Thursday, but remained not far from a 7 1/2-week high of $4,353.55/oz., underpinned by expectations of further policy easing by the Federal Reserve next year. Fed Governor Christopher Waller said the US central bank still had room to lower borrowing costs amid a cooling labor market and it would “absolutely” defend […]
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Key Moments Cocoa futures in New York rose 0.9% on Wednesday, marking a second straight session of gains. Citigroup Inc. reduced its global cocoa oversupply forecast by 41% to 79,000 tons for the current season. Traders monitored both the smaller projected surplus and potential index-related buying as support for prices. Market Reaction to Tighter Surplus […]
Read moreDecember 17, 2025 11:15 am
Key Moments XAG/USD stayed above $65.50 after touching a new record high at $66.64. Softer US labor data and expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts supported precious metals.
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Key Moments Global coal demand is projected to rise 0.5% in 2025, reaching a record 8.85 billion metric tons, according to the IEA’s Coal 2025 report. The IEA expects worldwide coal consumption to plateau and then gradually decline through 2030, as renewables, nuclear, and natural gas gain share. China remains the key swing factor, consuming […]
Read moreDecember 17, 2025 8:12 am
Spot Gold traded in proximity to a 7 1/2-week high of $4,353.55/oz. on Wednesday, after the latest US employment data indicated a softening labor market and reinforced expectations of further policy easing by the Federal Reserve next year. Employers in all sectors of the US economy, excluding farming, added 64,000 job positions in November, after […]
Read moreDecember 17, 2025 7:41 am
Key Moments The European Commission is preparing proposals to extend the EU’s carbon border levy to additional products, including car parts and washing machines. Under the draft rules, the EU could apply “default” emissions values if foreign companies are suspected of under-reporting emissions. From 2026, CBAM will begin charging for emissions on covered imports, with […]
Read moreDecember 17, 2025 7:27 am
Key Moments Asian stock performance was mixed, with technology names in South Korea leading gains while Japan and Australia edged lower. Oil prices rose more than 1% after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” heading to Venezuela. U.S. markets closed mixed as investors weighed conflicting labor, retail, and inflation signals […]
Read moreDecember 16, 2025 1:03 pm
Key Moments Brent Crude traded under $60 per barrel this morning, its weakest level in more than seven months. WTI settled yesterday at its lowest closing price since February 2021. Commerzbank’s Carsten Fritsch views the recent Oil price slide as excessive given Russia’s constrained supply capacity under OPEC+. Prices Hit Multi-Month and Multi-Year Lows Brent […]
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Key Moments The United States called on the European Union to exclude U.S. oil and gas from methane import rules until October 2035, according to a U.S. government document. The EU methane regulation requires importers to monitor and report emissions and will tighten obligations on fuel imports over time. Additionally, the U.S. asked the EU […]
Read moreDecember 16, 2025 7:42 am
Key Moments Spot gold declined 0.4% to $4,289.38 an ounce, while February gold futures slipped 0.5% to $4,315.30/oz. Spot silver dropped 1.9% to $62.8595 after recent record highs, with silver futures down 1.2% to $62.830/oz. ANZ analysts projected that gold could rise above $5,000/oz in 2026, although they expect a slower pace of gains after […]
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