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Natural Gas Price Today: Europe Gas Whipsaws, Cheniere Stock Gains as Qatar Shock Lingers

Natural Gas Price Today: Europe Gas Whipsaws, Cheniere Stock Gains as Qatar Shock Lingers

European natural gas prices swung sharply on Monday, eventually settling about 5% lower. Dutch TTF, the region’s key wholesale contract, hovered near 56 euros per megawatt hour after hints of easing tensions between Washington and Tehran took some heat out of the latest spike. Even with the pullback, prices have surged approximately 84% in the last month. That’s key as Europe heads into spring, the period when governments and utilities ramp up gas purchases to stockpile for winter. On Monday, the European Commission said supplies across the bloc are safe for now but urged member states to kick off injections sooner and tap storage flexibilities to keep prices in check and prevent a late-summer scramble.
23 March 2026
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Gold Price Today: Bullion Rebounds From Four-Month Low After Trump Pauses Iran Energy Strikes

Gold Price Today: Bullion Rebounds From Four-Month Low After Trump Pauses Iran Energy Strikes

Gold clawed back some ground Monday after hitting a four-month trough, with prices recovering as U.S. President Donald Trump held off on strikes targeting Iranian power plants and energy sites. Early selling left bullion deeply in negative territory, however. Spot gold slipped 0.4% to $4,470.36 an ounce, after tumbling over 8% earlier to $4,097.99. U.S. gold futures shed 2.2%, landing at $4,471.60. The move landed right after gold logged its steepest weekly loss since 1983, underscoring just how abruptly the metal can shed backing once inflation jitters and rate worries flare up. Gold, lacking any yield – it doesn’t pay interest – tends to see traders cut positions when oil rallies fuel prospects of higher borrowing costs.
23 March 2026
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Silver Price Week Ahead: Why Oil, PMIs and Fed Bets Could Drive the Next Move

Silver Price Week Ahead: Why Oil, PMIs and Fed Bets Could Drive the Next Move

Spot silver starts the week on the back foot, last seen at $69.39 an ounce Friday as a stronger dollar and rising U.S. Treasury yields outweighed any safe-haven demand from Middle East unrest. That marks a steep drop from $81.00 back on March 13. Here’s why it matters right now: the same big-picture jolt that dragged silver down hasn’t gone away. Over the weekend, Reuters said Iran threatened to shut the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. targets its energy infrastructure. Brent closed out Friday at $112.19 a barrel; analysts flagged the risk of another oil price jump when markets open Monday. IG’s Tony Sycamore didn’t mince words, calling the situation a “ticking time bomb of elevated uncertainty.”
22 March 2026
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Vale Stock Price Slips as China Iron Ore Stockpiles Hit Record High

Vale Stock Price Slips as China Iron Ore Stockpiles Hit Record High

Shares of Vale dropped 1.4% to 76.04 reais in Sao Paulo on Thursday. Over in New York, its U.S.-listed ADRs slipped as well, last quoted at $14.63. China snaps up roughly 75% of the world’s seaborne iron ore, with Vale among the top suppliers globally. But the latest numbers show imports stacking up at Chinese ports, outpacing what mills are taking in—a trend that spells pressure for Vale, as well as for major rivals Rio Tinto and BHP.
19 March 2026
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WTI Crude Oil Price Today: U.S. Benchmark Stays Below $100 as Brent Soars on Gulf Attacks

WTI Crude Oil Price Today: U.S. Benchmark Stays Below $100 as Brent Soars on Gulf Attacks

Even after a brief shot above $100, WTI crude settled back under triple digits Thursday, edging up just 0.3% to $96.59 a barrel. Brent, by contrast, soared nearly 7% after Iranian attacks on Gulf energy sites. That divergence pushed WTI’s discount to Brent out to its widest in 11 years. The distinction packs a punch now: West Texas Intermediate sets the tone for most U.S. oil, while Brent drives the seaborne trade. That spread has been stretching, and it’s not subtle—traders are tacking on a fatter premium for barrels tied to Middle East shipping and infrastructure risk. All this comes just as the Federal Reserve and other central banks warn that stubbornly high energy costs could keep inflation from cooling off.
19 March 2026
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Silver Price Today: Silver tumbles below $73 as hawkish Fed, stronger dollar and oil shock hit demand

Silver Price Today: Silver tumbles below $73 as hawkish Fed, stronger dollar and oil shock hit demand

Silver lost ground Thursday, with spot prices shedding 4.3% to $72.14 per ounce. The most-active U.S. silver futures dropped even further, sinking 6.34% to $72.675. The prospect of a hawkish Fed — traders’ speak for interest rates holding steady at higher levels — and a stronger dollar took precedence, dampening the usual safe-haven flows sparked by turmoil in the Middle East. "Bullion is struggling in a high dollar and high oil environment," said Tim Waterer of KCM Trade. Gold, platinum, and palladium joined the slide. Silver’s wild ride this year has put it at the center of commodities trading. Back in February, a Reuters poll flagged that analysts were bracing for steep corrections, even after silver shot up 147% in 2025 and hit an all-time high of $121.64 on Jan. 29—a spike that swiftly collapsed into sharp swings.
19 March 2026
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Oil Market News: Brent Ends Above $103 as Fujairah Attack Deepens Hormuz Supply Fears

Oil Market News: Brent Ends Above $103 as Fujairah Attack Deepens Hormuz Supply Fears

Oil prices stumbled into the weekend after a drone strike forced some loading activities to halt at Fujairah in the UAE. Just hours earlier, Brent crude had ended Friday at $103.14 a barrel; U.S. West Texas Intermediate settled at $98.71. RBC Capital’s Helima Croft said the attack underscored how “no safe harbor” remains, with the fighting now hitting infrastructure outside the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s why this is key: last year, Fujairah shipped out over 1.7 million barrels per day of oil and fuel products, and it’s located just outside the Strait of Hormuz. If Hormuz isn’t an option, any hiccup at Fujairah tightens the supply squeeze, cutting into one of the only alternative routes near a corridor moving around 20% of the world's oil and LNG.
14 March 2026
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Anglo American Stock Price Slides 2% as $100 Oil Hammers London Miners

Anglo American Stock Price Slides 2% as $100 Oil Hammers London Miners

Anglo American traded lower on Friday, sliding with other London-listed miners as oil prices stayed above $100 a barrel and traders dialed back expectations for imminent rate cuts. Shares hovered around 3,188 pence in the afternoon, down about 2%. Earlier, the stock dipped to 3,146 pence. This shift is significant as Anglo looks to reshape its business around copper and iron ore. Shares on Friday sat roughly 18% under their 52-week peak of 3,877 pence from Feb. 25—a steep drop for a name that just recently powered London’s mining surge.
13 March 2026
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Vale Stock Price Today: Why VALE Shares Slipped Even as Iron Ore Jumped

Vale Stock Price Today: Why VALE Shares Slipped Even as Iron Ore Jumped

Vale's ADRs in New York slipped 28.5 cents to $15.07 late Thursday. In Sao Paulo, shares finished down 2.68% at 77.71 reais. Vale shares slipped, even as its main market showed strength. April iron ore futures in Singapore jumped over 4% to $108.95 following China’s move to broaden curbs on certain BHP supplies. At the same time, China’s iron ore imports for January and February jumped 10%, and daily hot metal output—a steel demand indicator—was up 1.2%.
12 March 2026
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Mosaic stock jumps 7% as Hormuz supply shock lifts fertilizer prices

Mosaic stock jumps 7% as Hormuz supply shock lifts fertilizer prices

Mosaic Company surged nearly 7.5% to $31.35 in late trading Thursday—a standout gain amid a sluggish U.S. session—as traders piled into fertilizer stocks on worries that turmoil near the Strait of Hormuz could choke off global supply. The S&P 500, by comparison, dropped 1.5% for the day. This spring, Mosaic faced the crucial planting season while still grappling with sluggish U.S. phosphate demand weighing on its numbers. If crop nutrient prices climb and stay elevated, the upside for earnings could arrive sooner than Wall Street had penciled in for a company so focused on phosphate and potash—the nutrients growers rely on to boost production.
12 March 2026
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Oil Prices Surge Again: Brent Crude Near $100, WTI Jumps as Hormuz Stays Shut

Oil Prices Surge Again: Brent Crude Near $100, WTI Jumps as Hormuz Stays Shut

Oil surged Thursday, with Brent crude flirting with the $100 mark once again after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz would stay closed and tanker attacks in Iraqi waters rattled the market. Brent rose 8% to $99.38 as of 12:55 p.m. ET, after hitting as high as $101.59. U.S. West Texas Intermediate added 8.6%, reaching $94.81. That’s significant—Hormuz sits just off Iran and usually sees nearly 20 million barrels per day of crude and refined oil move through, along with hefty shipments of LNG. According to the International Energy Agency, the conflict marks the largest supply shock the global oil market has ever seen, with world output projected to drop by 8 million barrels a day in March.
12 March 2026
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Gold Price Today Climbs Above $5,220 as Dollar Softens, Oil Slumps Ahead of U.S. CPI

Gold Price Today Climbs Above $5,220 as Dollar Softens, Oil Slumps Ahead of U.S. CPI

Gold bounced back Tuesday, snapping out of its earlier slump as the dollar softened and the sharp drop in oil prices dialed back inflation concerns. Spot gold gained 1.7%, trading at $5,222.74 an ounce at 1514 GMT. April U.S. gold futures advanced 2.6% to $5,234.40. Silver jumped 2.8%, platinum moved up 2.4%, but palladium edged down 0.9%. According to Bart Melek at TD Securities, the pullback in oil is easing pressure on the Federal Reserve over rate cuts. Gold’s bounce comes after the metal got knocked down on Monday by the reverse dynamic. With oil hovering close to $120 a barrel, inflation worries ramped up, the dollar strengthened, and bets on higher-for-longer U.S. rates mounted. Spot gold slid 1.5% to $5,091.62. Even so, Jim Wyckoff, senior analyst at Kitco Metals, notes that sustained conflict could keep a floor under prices as investors look for safety.
10 March 2026
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Rio Tinto plc Drawn Into Hormuz Supply Shock as Amrun Bauxite Cargo Turns Toward China

Rio Tinto plc Drawn Into Hormuz Supply Shock as Amrun Bauxite Cargo Turns Toward China

Shipping data showed a vessel loaded with bauxite from Rio Tinto plc’s Amrun mine in Australia diverted from the Gulf and is now heading for China, drawing the miner into the same supply snarl that pushed aluminium prices to a four-year high on Monday. The Strait of Hormuz blockage is now disrupting raw material shipments too, not just metal exports. Bauxite gets refined into alumina before ending up as aluminium. Roughly 9% of the world’s aluminium comes out of the Middle East, which has to bring in bauxite and alumina from elsewhere. Disruptions to shipping routes can squeeze supplies fast.
9 March 2026
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Silver Price Today: Why Silver Slipped to $84 as Dollar Surge and Oil Shock Rattle Markets

Silver Price Today: Why Silver Slipped to $84 as Dollar Surge and Oil Shock Rattle Markets

Spot silver slipped 0.3% to $84.07 an ounce by 1012 GMT, paring steeper losses after tumbling over 5% earlier. Gold dropped 1.2%, while platinum shed 1% and palladium was off 1.3% as investors scaled back positions in precious metals, seeking liquidity instead. Oil surged, touching $119.50 a barrel and rattling commodity markets, as the escalating U.S.-Israeli war on Iran stoked fears of another inflation surge. “No obvious offramp,” IG analyst Tony Sycamore said, warning that the prospect of deeper economic fallout hasn’t faded.
9 March 2026
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Crude Oil Prices Steady Near 2025 Highs as Strait of Hormuz Disruption Keeps Brent, WTI Volatile

Crude Oil Prices Steady Near 2025 Highs as Strait of Hormuz Disruption Keeps Brent, WTI Volatile

New York, March 4, 2026, 13:56 EST — Regular session Oil held mostly flat Wednesday, cooling after a choppy surge fueled by escalating U.S.-Israeli tensions with Iran and fresh headaches for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent edged down 24 cents to $81.13 a barrel as of 11:18 a.m. ET, off 0.3%, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate lost 27 cents, or 0.4%, sitting at $74.30.
4 March 2026
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Brent crude price jumps again as Hormuz shipping risks deepen; traders eye Washington moves

Brent crude price jumps again as Hormuz shipping risks deepen; traders eye Washington moves

London, March 3, 2026, 18:31 GMT — Trading after hours. Brent crude futures jumped roughly 6% to $82.38 a barrel as of 1749 GMT Tuesday, sticking close to their multi-month highs. Standard Chartered hiked its forecast for Brent in the first quarter to $74 a barrel, up from $62, and boosted its 2026 average projection to $70 from $63.50, after the latest bout of unrest in the Middle East. The bank noted that “the forward curve has strengthened notably,” pointing out the market’s willingness to pay a premium for prompt barrels over later delivery.
3 March 2026
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