#Commodities

Rising natural gas prices are squeezing fertilizer production worldwide, threatening food security and pushing up costs for farmers and consumers. Here's what's at stake.

Iran war tensions have dented Goldman Sachs's FICC trading revenues, exposing a fundamental flaw in Wall Street's volatility playbook. Who wins when geopolitics breaks the model?

Chilean police dismantled a five-year smuggling network that drained $917 million in stolen copper, shipping it to China disguised as scrap. What it reveals about commodity supply chain vulnerabilities.

Trump's threat of further strikes on Iran has sent near-term oil prices to a record premium over later deliveries—a signal that markets are pricing in a supply shock that hasn't happened yet.

Gulf shipping disruptions are throttling global sulphur flows — a raw material so embedded in modern industry that its shortage ripples through fertilizers, semiconductors, and steel.

Indonesia's coal and nickel production cuts were meant to prop up prices. Now the Iran war has done that job instead—and miners are furious they can't cash in.

Oil prices are whipsawing on mixed signals about the Strait of Hormuz. With 20% of global seaborne oil flowing through a 39km chokepoint, here's what's actually at stake—and for whom.

WTI crude surged nearly 20% to $108 a barrel as the U.S.-Iran war shows no signs of cooling. Bitcoin fell below $66,000, and stock futures dropped 2%. Here's what it means for your portfolio.

Glencore reportedly close to appointing Citigroup as adviser for potential Rio Tinto merger talks in what could reshape the global mining landscape.

Rio Tinto has engaged three banks for a potential Glencore acquisition bid. Reuters reports this could be the largest M&A in mining history, reshaping global commodity markets.

Platinum prices hit a 39-year monthly high in December 2025, driven by EU auto policy changes favoring hybrids. Explore the impact on commodity markets and investors.

Silver volatility overtakes Bitcoin at the end of 2025 as traders favor physical metals over crypto. Explore the drivers behind this year-end market divergence.