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Commodities News 14 January 2026 - 20 January 2026

Silver price today: Spot silver steadies near $95 as tariff headlines jolt markets

Silver price today: Spot silver steadies near $95 as tariff headlines jolt markets

Spot silver climbed 1.05% to $95.36 an ounce in early New York trading Tuesday, near record highs, as renewed U.S. tariff threats over Greenland drove investors into havens. Gold also hit a record $4,731.34. The dollar index fell 0.6% to 98.485, while U.S. Treasury yields reached a four-month peak. Markets are watching Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on the Fed for further direction.
20 January 2026
BHP share price slides after Jansen potash cost jump and China iron ore discounts

BHP share price slides after Jansen potash cost jump and China iron ore discounts

BHP shares closed down 2% at A$47.78 after the company warned of weaker realised iron ore prices and raised its Jansen Stage 1 potash project cost estimate to $8.4 billion. The miner kept its full-year iron ore forecast but lifted its copper outlook. BHP confirmed price cuts on some iron ore shipments amid contract talks with China. Iron ore futures in Asia also fell, with Rio Tinto and Fortescue shares declining.
20 January 2026
Basic materials stocks: Gold’s record run and copper wobble put XLB in focus for Tuesday

Basic materials stocks: Gold’s record run and copper wobble put XLB in focus for Tuesday

Gold and silver hit record highs after President Trump’s new tariff threat on Greenland, with spot gold up 1.7% to $4,672.49 an ounce and silver jumping 5% to $94.41. The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) ended last week down 0.57% at $48.68. U.S. equity markets were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. China ordered brokers to remove client servers from exchange-run data centers, aiming to curb high-frequency trading.
19 January 2026
Silver price hovers near $90 after Friday slide as traders brace for Fed, dollar

Silver price hovers near $90 after Friday slide as traders brace for Fed, dollar

Spot silver fell 2.9% to $89.65 an ounce Friday but ended the week up over 12% after hitting a record $93.57. iShares Silver Trust closed at $81.02; Pan American Silver dropped 1.2%, while First Majestic surged 5.8%. U.S. markets will be closed Sunday and Monday for a holiday. Traders await the Federal Reserve’s Jan. 27-28 meeting.
Silver price slips from record highs — what traders are watching next week

Silver price slips from record highs — what traders are watching next week

Spot silver fell 2.9% to $89.65 an ounce Friday, retreating from a record $93.57 set the previous session. Retail investors poured $921.8 million into silver-backed ETFs over 30 days, crowding the trade. Fed officials signaled no guarantee of rate cuts ahead of the Jan. 27-28 meeting. U.S. markets close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, limiting liquidity.
Anglo American share price slides as copper cools — what to watch before Monday

Anglo American share price slides as copper cools — what to watch before Monday

Anglo American shares fell 2.4% to 3,240 pence Friday, snapping a rally after hitting a 52-week high Thursday. Copper prices on the London Metal Exchange dropped 1.2% to $12,955 a ton amid weak Chinese demand, dragging London miners and the FTSE 100 lower. Glencore lost 2.5%, Rio Tinto 1.8%. Trading volume in Anglo shares was below average at 3.6 million.
Why Freeport-McMoRan stock is slipping as copper cools — and what to watch next

Why Freeport-McMoRan stock is slipping as copper cools — and what to watch next

Freeport-McMoRan shares fell nearly 2% to $58.78 on Friday, with trading volume at 15.5 million, as copper miners retreated despite copper topping $13,000 a ton this week. Concerns over Chinese demand and anticipation of a U.S. tariff ruling in June weighed on the sector. Investors are watching Freeport’s quarterly update scheduled for Jan. 22. U.S. markets close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
16 January 2026
Vale (VALE) stock slips as iron ore cools — here’s what traders are watching next

Vale (VALE) stock slips as iron ore cools — here’s what traders are watching next

Vale SA’s U.S. shares fell 0.7% to $14.57 Friday morning after opening at $14.49. Iron-ore futures dropped overnight in China and Singapore as buyers stayed cautious. Sandvik will supply 16 surface drills to Vale Base Metals’ copper sites in Brazil. Investors are watching Vale ahead of its Q4 production report on Jan. 27 and financial results on Feb. 12.
Crude oil price today: Brent, WTI rebound after 4% drop as Iran strike fears ease

Crude oil price today: Brent, WTI rebound after 4% drop as Iran strike fears ease

Brent crude rose 50 cents to $64.26 a barrel by 1000 GMT Friday, rebounding after a sharp drop tied to easing fears of U.S. strikes on Iran. U.S. crude inventories climbed by 3.4 million barrels last week, while gasoline stocks jumped 9 million barrels, EIA data showed. Repsol, ENI, and Maurel & Prom are seeking U.S. approval to resume Venezuelan crude exports. OPEC projected 2027 oil demand growth at 1.34 million barrels per day.
SLV stock slides after-hours as silver price cools from record highs — what traders watch next

SLV stock slides after-hours as silver price cools from record highs — what traders watch next

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) fell 1.4% in after-hours trading Thursday as spot silver slipped 0.3% to $92.50 an ounce, retreating from a record $93.57. The dollar strengthened after U.S. jobless claims and a calmer stance from President Trump on Iran. Investors await upcoming U.S. data and the Federal Reserve’s January 27-28 policy meeting.
Freeport-McMoRan stock near $60 as copper AI demand and Indonesia risks collide ahead of earnings

Freeport-McMoRan stock near $60 as copper AI demand and Indonesia risks collide ahead of earnings

Freeport-McMoRan shares held at $60.34 Thursday, near a 52-week high, as copper prices topped $13,000 a ton after Rio Tinto struck a supply deal with Amazon. Indonesian military rescued 18 Freeport workers after armed rebels surrounded them at the Grasberg mine. Options traders expect a 6.6% swing around next week’s earnings report. Raymond James raised its target price to $66.
Gold price slips from record, nudging GLD and Newmont lower in early trade

Gold price slips from record, nudging GLD and Newmont lower in early trade

Gold-linked ETFs and miners fell Thursday after spot gold slipped 0.3% to $4,607.59 an ounce, retreating from a record high. The dollar index hit its strongest level since Dec. 2, lifted by lower-than-expected U.S. jobless claims and calmer news from Iran. SPDR Gold Shares dropped 0.5%, VanEck Gold Miners ETF lost 0.3%, and Newmont edged down 0.1% in early trading.
Lithium price jitters meet Washington’s stockpile push — why Albemarle, SQM are up premarket

Lithium price jitters meet Washington’s stockpile push — why Albemarle, SQM are up premarket

U.S.-listed lithium stocks rose in premarket trading after lawmakers proposed a $2.5 billion fund for a critical-minerals reserve. Albemarle gained 0.4%, SQM jumped 2.7%, and Lithium Americas climbed 3.6%. In China, spot lithium carbonate prices fell to 160,260 yuan per ton Thursday after futures surged earlier in January.
Crude oil price tumbles on Iran de-escalation; USO stock slips before the bell

Crude oil price tumbles on Iran de-escalation; USO stock slips before the bell

Crude oil prices fell over 3% Thursday after President Trump said Iran’s protest crackdown was easing, reducing supply fears. Brent dropped to $64.33 a barrel, U.S. crude to $59.96. U.S. inventories rose by 3.4 million barrels last week, while gasoline stocks jumped 9 million. Tanker shipments hit 1.3 billion barrels, the highest since mid-2020, signaling supply is outpacing demand.
Freeport-McMoRan stock near $60 as copper hits records — what traders watch before FCX earnings

Freeport-McMoRan stock near $60 as copper hits records — what traders watch before FCX earnings

Freeport-McMoRan shares rose 1.8% to $60.35 in after-hours trading Wednesday, following copper’s record high on the London Metal Exchange at $13,407 a ton. Volume topped 19.7 million shares. Investors await Freeport’s Jan. 22 earnings for signs the copper rally is boosting cash flow. The company’s next dividend is set for Feb. 2.
Gold price hits $4,641 record as Powell probe and Fed cut bets send silver above $92

Gold price hits $4,641 record as Powell probe and Fed cut bets send silver above $92

Spot gold hit a record $4,641.40 an ounce Wednesday, with silver at $92.23, after softer U.S. core CPI data fueled bets on two Federal Reserve rate cuts this year. Analysts flagged increased volatility and profit-taking risk as margins narrowed. CME Group said it will adjust margin requirements for precious metals. Geopolitical tensions and political pressure on the Fed added to safe-haven demand.
14 January 2026
EQT slides as U.S. natural gas futures sink on LNG feedgas drop

EQT slides as U.S. natural gas futures sink on LNG feedgas drop

EQT shares fell about 3% to $50.03 Wednesday after U.S. natural gas futures slid 6.7% to $3.189/mmBtu, pressured by reduced LNG feedgas flows in Texas. Antero and Range also declined, while Coterra edged higher. Waha Hub cash prices in West Texas stayed below zero due to pipeline bottlenecks. Traders await Thursday’s U.S. storage report as colder weather is forecast next week.
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