Commodities The commodities sector is heading for its fourth consecutive weekly gain, and throughout August the sector has been supported by a combination of a softer dollar, lower Treasury yields, and expectations the US Federal Reserve will announce the first of several cuts at the 18
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Commodities The reporting week saw global financial markets continue a strong rebound, with early August’s market turmoil now a distant memory. Instead, increased expectations for a September US rate cut helped drive stock markets sharply higher and the dollar and long-end US Treasury yields lower. Elsewhere, China, the world’s top consumer of commodities,
Commodities WTI crude oil futures rose 2.49% to $74.83 per barrel, while Brent crude futures increased 2.33% to $79.02 per barrel. Despite these gains, both benchmarks hit their lowest levels since early January due to a significant downward revision in U.S. job growth estimates. Morgan Stanley predicts a surplus in oil supply by 2025 as […]
Mark Pussard, Head of Risk, APM Capital Commodities Oil futures rose Wednesday, finding support as data showed a fall in U.S. crude inventories and as stock markets continued their recovery from a global rout that had served to pull down commodity prices. West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery finished with a gain of $2.03, […]













