Precious metals prices settled sharply lower after CME raised margin requirements across a range of contracts. Gold finished down 4.5% while silver lost 8.7%.

For globally traded industrial commodities, prices appear flat to up in 2026, with crude oil the major exception. Read more here.

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Oil price declines are extremely rare prior to a recession. Oil spikes are common prior to recessions. Oil jobs make up 1.3% of the overall workforce. The answer is, yes they can. But not in the ...

However, global demand, geopolitical tensions, currency fluctuation, growth outlook, price volatility, stringent ...

Global commodity prices are getting hammered, as trade war tensions once more fester between the world's two largest economies — and recession signals are flashing red. The S&P GSCI index, which ...

The Australian sharemarket has snapped a four-day winning streak as the big four banks offset record-breaking commodity ...

Commodities were pelted in 2025 by the whirlwind of tariffs and policies imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, and while ...

Commodity prices are set to fall sharply this year and next as rising tariffs lead to a slowdown in the global economy, easing inflationary pressures but hitting many poor countries hard, the World ...

The Emergency Commodity Assistance Program is a one-time payment to farmers administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). Congress laid out the formula for ECAP in the American Relief Act of 2025, ...

Global commodity dynamics in mid‑2025 point to a market undergoing fragmentation, not collapse. While the World Bank projects an overall 12% decline in the broad commodity price index this year (after ...