July 24, 2026 1:49 pm
Key Moments Corn futures were showing 4 to 5 cent losses on Friday morning after front-month contracts had gained 2 to 3 cents on Thursday. Old crop weekly export sales totaled 332,679 MT, while new crop bookings reached 701,505 MT, the 4th largest weekly total of the marketing year. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn […]
Read moreJuly 24, 2026 10:10 am
Key Moments European benchmark natural gas futures traded near four-month highs, advancing 0.4% on the Dutch TTF front-month contract and 0.3% on the equivalent UK contract. Both benchmarks were set for a fourth consecutive weekly gain, supported by rising geopolitical risk premiums and tightening global LNG availability. Equinor warned that European gas storage sits at […]
Read moreJuly 24, 2026 8:44 am
Key Moments Front-month Brent for September delivery traded at $100.69 a barrel, gaining more than 7% on the day after touching an intraday high of $101.01. Houthi claims of strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and a declared blockade of Saudi exports have intensified concerns over Red Sea shipping. Global […]
Read moreJuly 24, 2026 8:03 am
Key Moments XAU/USD rebounds from the intraday low as the US Dollar softens but continues to trade below the $4,050 mark.
Read moreJuly 24, 2026 7:25 am
Key Moments XAG/USD trades near $57.60 per troy ounce in Asian hours after dropping more than 4% in the prior session. CME FedWatch tool shows a 35.8% chance of a July Fed rate increase and an 82.1% probability of at least a quarter-point move in September. Middle East tensions intensify after Houthi attacks on Saudi […]
Read moreJuly 24, 2026 6:14 am
Key Moments WTI trades near $90.20 per barrel in Asian dealings on Friday, interrupting a three-session advance. The U.S. enters a 13th straight day of strikes against Iran, with both sides rejecting immediate diplomatic engagement. Attacks on tankers and key infrastructure disrupt major export routes, including roughly 80% of Kazakhstan’s crude flows. WTI Holds Firm […]
Read moreJuly 23, 2026 2:27 pm
Key Moments: Gold prices held above $4,130 per ounce as Middle East tensions supported safe-haven demand. Rising oil prices and inflation concerns increased expectations that interest rates could remain elevated. Investors continued to weigh geopolitical risks against pressure from higher yields and monetary policy uncertainty. Gold Finds Support From Safe-Haven Demand Gold prices remained firm […]
Read moreJuly 23, 2026 2:19 pm
Key Moments Winter wheat futures extended recent strength with modest early Thursday gains, while spring wheat eased lower. Chicago SRW and KC HRW futures reached their highest front-month levels since 2024 and August 2023, respectively, with open interest rising in both contracts. Russia limited nighttime exports from Novorossiysk following drone strikes, while U.S. spring wheat […]
Read moreJuly 23, 2026 2:01 pm
Key Moments Corn futures added another 2 to 3 cents early Thursday after climbing 8 to 9 1/2 cents into Wednesday’s close. EIA reported weekly ethanol production at 1.094 million bpd, up 54,000 bpd, with inventories inching up to 24.481 million barrels. Analysts expected weekly old- and new-crop U.S. corn export sales each in a […]
Read moreJuly 23, 2026 8:34 am
Key Moments Rabobank’s Michael Every highlights that intensifying conflict around Hormuz and the Red Sea could lift Brent above its current USD 95.5 level and further expand crack spreads. Every contends that neither the US, Israel, Iran, nor GCC states can endure a prolonged full-scale conflict, suggesting any price surge would likely be short-lived. He […]
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