Commodities & Futures News

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. has been preparing since 2022 for the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin would stop selling it nuclear power...

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The strength of the U.S. labor market will give Wall Street's interest rate relief a reality check on Friday,...

2024 has seen gold prices surge to new record levels, with the yellow metal exceeding $2,400 an ounce last month due to increased global demand amid economic and geopolitical...

By Ahmad Ghaddar and Deep Kaushik Vakil LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices edged higher on Friday, but headed for their steepest weekly loss in three months as uncertainty about demand...

By Robert Harvey and Arathy Somasekhar LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Mexican export cuts and a rerouting of Canadian output are shrinking already limited supplies of heavy crude in...

Investing.com-- Gold prices moved little in Asian trade on Friday as markets remained averse to the yellow metal before key U.S. payrolls data, while the prospect of high for...

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose slightly from near seven-week lows in Asian trade on Friday, and were headed for steep losses this week as signs of robust U.S. stockpiles and...

By Tom Polansek and Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bird flu likely circulated in U.S. dairy cows on a limited basis for about four months before federal officials confirmed...

By Ana Mano and Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Torrential rainfall in Brazil's second-largest soybean and sixth-largest corn state is disrupting the final stages of the...

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices settled on Thursday near their lowest level in seven-weeks, narrowly mixed and under pressure from weaker global demand, rising...

By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. regulator's censure of a top U.S. oil executive over private meetings with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)...

Investing.com-- Oil prices settled just lower Thursday, as investors weighed up a possible extension of OPEC+ supply cuts and worries about waning demand. At 14:30 ET (18:30 GMT),...

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC+ oil producers are making voluntary output cuts totalling about 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) for the first half of 2024, led by Saudi...

Investing.com-- Bitcoin price slightly recovered on Thursday, but remained pinned below key support levels as fears of high U.S. interest rates remained in play after a Federal...

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) -The four-month window from May through August marks the high point for power generation and demand in the state of Texas, the...

By Alex Lawler and Olesya Astakhova LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - OPEC and its allies have yet to begin formal talks on extending voluntary oil output cuts of 2.2 million barrels per...

The World Gold Council (WGC) released its long-awaited Q1 2024 Demand Trends report, which aligned with views that central banks have sustained their gold purchasing spree despite...

Investing.com-- Gold prices steadied in Asian trade after rebounding back above a key support level on Thursday, although momentum in the yellow metal was stalled by persistent...

Investing.com-- Oil prices settled lower Wednesday, as an unexpected build in U.S. stockpiles and signs that the Federal Reserve is set to keep rates higher for longer than...

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell about 3% to a seven-week low on Wednesday on a surprise build in U.S. crude stocks, the prospect of a Middle East ceasefire...

By Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -Preliminary results of tests on additional dairy products show that pasteurization inactivates the bird flu virus, the...

(Reuters) - The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about it spreading to humans through the...

Investing.com-- Gold prices fell in Asian trade on Wednesday, extending steep overnight losses that saw the yellow metal slide past a key support level as markets braced for...

(Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday released guidance on its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) subsidy program that allows corn-based ethanol to qualify for...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved on Tuesday legislation to bar imports of Russian uranium, as the United States continues to seek to disrupt Russia's efforts in its...

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell 1% on Tuesday, extending losses from Monday, on the back of rising U.S. crude production, as well as hopes of an...

Investing.com -- U.S. crude stockpiles sprung a surprise increase last week, the API reported Tuesday, just as data showing increasing domestic output weighed on sentiment. Crude...

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. climate change diplomat John Podesta will meet his Chinese counterpart Liu Zhenmin in Washington in May, resuming bilateral talks...

Investing.com -- Oil prices settled lower Tuesday, as investors weighed up a jump in U.S. crude output and ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks just as Israel vowed to press on with plans...

By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) - North American graphite miners are lobbying the US government to impose a 25% tariff on three graphite products sourced from China in order...

By Francesca Landini TURIN (Reuters) -Energy ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed on Tuesday to end the use of coal in power generation during the first...

GENEVA (Reuters) -There is a risk that the H5N1 bird flu virus, present in many wild birds, may infect cows in countries beyond the United States as they migrate, a World Health...

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Tuesday reformed the U.S. environmental review process for major projects that officials said would speed up approval...

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Traders are rushing to fill up storage tanks along the U.S. East Coast with distillate fuels, like diesel and heating oil, data from storage...

Investing.com-- Gold prices fell in Asian trade on Tuesday, remaining pinned well below recent peaks as fears of higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates grew before a Federal Reserve...