Commodities news and analysis covering gold, silver, oil, natural gas and other futures markets relevant to crypto and macro traders.
Russia has extended restrictions on diesel exports through September 30 as refinery disruptions and domestic shortages keep fuel markets tight, adding another energy and inflation risk for global traders.
Silver futures suffered a sharp 4.6% decline alongside gold as a stronger rate outlook and dollar pressure reset precious-metals positioning. Here is what crypto and futures traders should watch next.
Bitcoin’s recent strength alongside gold, even as Nasdaq futures softened, gives traders a fresh cross-asset relationship to monitor.
Global stock funds saw their first weekly outflow since May while gold and precious-metals funds attracted their strongest inflows in six months.
Brent and WTI finished lower as traders weighed tighter monetary policy against signs of a possible easing in Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
Gold suffered a sharp pullback after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole comments pushed traders toward a more hawkish rate outlook.
