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Commodities News 15 January 2026 - 18 January 2026

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.
17 January 2026
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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.
17 January 2026
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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
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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.
16 January 2026
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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.
16 January 2026
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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.
15 January 2026
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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.
15 January 2026
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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.
15 January 2026
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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.
15 January 2026
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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.
15 January 2026
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AT&T stock price: T slips after $6.5B bond sale as payrolls, CPI loom next week

AT&T stock price: T slips after $6.5B bond sale as payrolls, CPI loom next week

7 February 2026
AT&T shares closed down 0.7% at $27.13 on Friday, underperforming the S&P 500’s 1.97% gain. The company completed a $6.5 billion global notes sale this week, with maturities from 2031 to 2056 and coupons between 4.4% and 6%. Investors await delayed U.S. jobs and inflation data, along with T-Mobile’s upcoming earnings update.
GE Vernova stock price jumps toward $800 — what to know before Monday trade

GE Vernova stock price jumps toward $800 — what to know before Monday trade

7 February 2026
GE Vernova shares jumped 5.7% to $779.35 Friday after Baird upgraded the stock and the Dow closed above 50,000. The company’s onshore wind unit reported 1.1 GW in U.S. repower orders for 2025, a figure previously disclosed. GE Vernova also completed a $2.6 billion senior notes offering to help fund its Prolec GE stake purchase. Next earnings report is set for April 22.
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