Commodities

Commodities Rollercoaster: Oil Rockets & Gold Smashes Records as Trade & Weather Woes Hit Agriculture (Sept 24–25, 2025)

Brent crude hit a 7-week high near $69 on Sept 24 after a sharp U.S. inventory drop, then eased as profit-taking and Kurdistan output forecasts weighed. Turkey signed a 20-year U.S. LNG deal as it shifts from Russian gas. Gold reached a record $3,790/oz before retreating. Copper surged after Freeport-McMoRan declared force majeure at its Grasberg mine, sending LME prices to a 15-month high.

25 September 2025

Commodities·Gold·NYSE:FCX·NYSE:JEF

Southern Copper (SCCO) Skyrockets on Copper Price Boom – Key Facts & Outlook

Southern Copper Corp. (NYSE:SCCO) shares hit a 52-week high of $117.5 on September 24, 2025, after jumping nearly 9% in one day. The surge followed a copper price rally to $4.80 per pound, driven by supply disruptions at Freeport-McMoRan’s Grasberg mine. Southern Copper expects 2025 Peru output to hold steady at 414,000 tonnes and reported Q2 net income of $973 million, up 2% year-over-year.

24 September 2025

Commodities·Mining Industry·NYSE:SCCO

Oil, Gold, and Coffee Soar as Supply Shocks and Safe-Haven Rush Roil Commodities Markets

Brent crude climbed to $68.57 and WTI to $64.38, both three-week highs, after U.S. oil inventories fell and export disruptions hit Iraq, Venezuela, and Russia. Gold touched record levels above $3,790/oz as investors sought safe havens. Copper surged over 3% to a 15-month high after a major mine outage. Arabica coffee neared all-time highs on U.S. tariffs and Brazil’s drought, while sugar dropped to a 2½-month low.

24 September 2025

Commodities·NYSE:FCX

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Lean Hog Futures Decline Amid Lower Pork Prices on Thursday
March 20, 2026, 2:50 AM EDT. Lean hog futures dropped 60 cents to $2.25 on Thursday as deferred contracts showed mixed results. The national average base hog negotiated price fell $2.80 to $86.14. USDA reported the CME Lean Hog Index edged up 6 cents to $89.94 on Nov. 12. Pork cutout value decreased $3.19 to $94.07 per hundredweight, pressured by a $20.78 decline in belly prices, despite picnic and loin primals rising slightly. USDA estimated hog slaughter at 488,000 head, 28,000 less than last week but slightly higher than the previous year. December 2024 hog futures closed down $1.775 at $80.10, February 2025 at $83.775, down $2.25, and April 2025 at $88.125, down $2.025.