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7 stories for“commodity outlook”

The World Bank's June index showed steep declines in energy, fertilizer and precious metals. Its August 4 update will reveal whether that was a turning point or a pause.

Aug 2, 2026

Business

Fertilizer's Sharp Price Drop Could Become Food Relief, but Not Overnight

World Bank data show fertilizer prices fell 21.8% in June. Farmers and shoppers may benefit later, though contracts, planting cycles and energy costs slow the transmission.

Aug 2, 2026

Business

Gold's Calm Second Half Is Hiding a Wide Risk Map

The World Gold Council's base case points to a range around $4,100, but rates, positioning and geopolitical risk leave unusually large paths on either side.

Aug 2, 2026

Business

Washington Says It Now Controls 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuelan Oil, on a Hundred Year Lease

President Trump announced a joint venture holding 55 per cent of output across 17 fields, at no cost to American taxpayers. The reserves are real. Turning them into barrels is a decade of capital spending that nobody announced on Friday.

Aug 30, 2026

Business

World Trade Is Breaking Records, but Prices Are Doing Too Much of the Work

Goods and services trade added about $2 trillion in the first half of 2026. Much of the rise reflects higher prices, leaving a more uneven volume story underneath.

Aug 2, 2026

Business

Oil Below $100 Still Leaves Central Banks With a Difficult Week

Energy prices have eased from their sharpest fears, but the Fed, Bank of England and Bank of Japan still face inflation signals pulling against softer growth.

Jul 28, 2026

Technology

Tesla and SpaceX Are Building a Chip Plant on a Dead Coal Reservoir

Sixteen point eight billion dollars for the first phase, a hundred million square feet when finished, and a site chosen because a shuttered power station left behind exactly what a fab needs.

Aug 14, 2026

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This Week's Commodity Data Will Show Whether June's Relief Lasted

Fertilizer's Sharp Price Drop Could Become Food Relief, but Not Overnight

Gold's Calm Second Half Is Hiding a Wide Risk Map

Washington Says It Now Controls 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuelan Oil, on a Hundred Year Lease

World Trade Is Breaking Records, but Prices Are Doing Too Much of the Work

Oil Below $100 Still Leaves Central Banks With a Difficult Week

Tesla and SpaceX Are Building a Chip Plant on a Dead Coal Reservoir

Results

This Week's Commodity Data Will Show Whether June's Relief Lasted

Fertilizer's Sharp Price Drop Could Become Food Relief, but Not Overnight

Gold's Calm Second Half Is Hiding a Wide Risk Map

Washington Says It Now Controls 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuelan Oil, on a Hundred Year Lease

World Trade Is Breaking Records, but Prices Are Doing Too Much of the Work

Oil Below $100 Still Leaves Central Banks With a Difficult Week

Tesla and SpaceX Are Building a Chip Plant on a Dead Coal Reservoir