The market liked the deal headline, but oil is not going back to normal overnight Crude sold off after reports that Washington and Tehran had agreed to the terms of a peace deal and that the Strait of Hormuz would

Gold and silver opened weaker after another hot inflation print Gold and silver both edged lower in early US trading Thursday as a stronger-than-expected PPI report kept pressure on the precious metals complex. Spot gold was trading near $4,063.50 an

Most of the headlines point to momentum. The legal detail points to something else. Critical minerals diplomacy has accelerated quickly over the past several years. Governments are signing memorandums, cooperation frameworks, strategic partnerships, and joint declarations at a pace that

India’s tariff move is backfiring into the informal market India raised gold import tariffs to 15% in May to curb demand, narrow the trade deficit, and support the rupee. Instead, the move is reopening one of the market’s oldest problems:

Oil reopened the week with geopolitical premium back in the barrel Crude moved higher Monday after the weekend delivered exactly what the market did not want: fresh military action across multiple fronts in the Middle East. Brent rose roughly 1.8%

A softer White House signal hit the crude premium Oil gave back ground Thursday after a report indicated the White House is trying to keep the current truce with Iran intact despite recent clashes. WTI fell 3.5% to $92.64 a

The US is leaning hard on the one oil buffer built for emergencies. The latest EIA data showed the SPR dropped to 357.1 million barrels last week, down another 8 million barrels. Commercial crude inventories also fell sharply, leaving total

Copper just got another major Wall Street vote of confidence Citi has flipped bullish on copper after spending months in a more neutral posture, and the timing is not random. The bank now sees copper reaching $14,500 per metric ton

Oil eased, but the market is still trading on fragile headlines Crude pulled back after a report suggested Washington and Tehran may be moving toward a short-term extension of the current ceasefire. According to Axios, negotiators reached a 60-day memorandum

Gold is no longer in a clean momentum phase Gold is still one of the most important macro trades on the board, but the setup has become more complicated. Spot gold traded around $4,511 on Tuesday as traders reacted to