Oil

Gold prices could face further pressure in the coming days as rising US Treasury yields and expectations of additional Federal Reserve rate hikes sap demand for the non-yielding metal. Spot gold... 

South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Tuesday as a stronger greenback, high energy prices, and softer precious metals heightened concerns over inflation and a wider import bill. At... 

China and India's LNG imports are likely to rebound from multi-year lows once the Middle East supply crunch ends and prices ease, industry executives expect, reversing a pick-up in coal and oil use... 

Global coal demand is forecast to rise by 1.2% in 2026 to a record 8.94-billion tonnes due to the Middle East conflict, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. Disruptions to oil... 

The global economy has weathered the Iran war energy shock better than feared, International Monetary Fund MD Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday, but she raised concerns about deteriorating... 

Six European Union countries want the 27-nation EU to discuss in September a mechanism to tax windfall profits of oil companies triggered by Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a letter by... 

Gold's 9% rebound in August to around $4 400 an ounce suggests bullion is starting to regain favour with institutional investors and central banks, leaving the market better placed to extend gains... 

The metals complex has remained well-supported so far this month, extending the upward momentum from late June, BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, points out. It explains that this is underpinned by a... 

Australian shares opened at a record high on Wednesday, led by miners, as hopes grew for an imminent end to the five-month-long Iran war. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose as much as 0.7% to a record... 

Canada's main stock index rose to a record high on Wednesday as higher commodity prices boosted energy and metal mining shares, and despite signs that renegotiation of a continental trade pact will... 

If the US and Iran do not increase oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz soon, the world should worry about energy security, International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol said... 

Oil prices rose on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks, as the US reimposed a naval blockade of Iran and renewed attacks between Washington and Tehran heightened concerns over energy flows... 

Following the latest hostilities in the US war with Iran, precious metals prices dropped across the board, with the gold price falling back below $4 100/oz and silver below $60/oz. In its latest... 

Oil surged by more than 5% on Wednesday and global stocks and bond prices tumbled, as investors fled risk assets after US President Donald Trump said the memorandum of understanding signed with... 

Global oil output and trade flows should rebound fully by the end of this year from the disruptions caused by the Iran war, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday. Global... 

Oil prices settled around pre-Iran war levels on Monday as Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling prices, OPEC+ approved another production target increase starting in August, and exports... 

Oil prices were little changed on Friday before a long holiday weekend in the US, as traders held on to hopes that attempts to secure peace in the Middle East between the US and Iran would... 

Oil prices rose on Monday following days of tit-for-tat strikes by the US and Iran that underscored the fragility of their interim peace deal and again slowed energy shipping through the Strait of... 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it has seen energy and commodity prices fall since the US-Iran agreement to halt hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but it will take...