Analysis: Commodities

Thai rice farmers demand better support as prices plummet

Thai government measures to support rice farmers have failed to meet expectations, with some growers in the world's second-largest rice exporting country vowing protests as they are squeezed between...

Sibanye narrows loss as gold price rally helps boost income

Sibanye Stillwater on Friday said its loss narrowed to $311 million in 2024 as income from higher gold prices partially offset the impact of persistently low platinum group metal prices. ...

Commodities: Records and uncertainties

Energy: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has maintained its projections for global oil demand growth in 2025 and 2026, expecting an increase of 1.45 million barrels per day this...

Gold gains as US tariff uncertainty upholds safe-haven demand

Gold prices extended their gains on Tuesday, as uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans continued to dominate market sentiment, driving safe-haven demand amid fears of a potential...

Gold set for seventh weekly gain as trade war risks lift demand

Gold prices held steady on Friday and were poised for a seventh consecutive weekly gain as U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on every country taxing U.S. imports fuelled...

Gold's lighting run rains on India's wedding season, China offers discounts

A stellar rally that has lifted global gold prices to all-time highs has cast a shadow on jewellery purchases for India's wedding season, while dealers in China offered discounts to lure buyers. ...

How to invest in booming gold?

When geopolitical stability is called into question, gold climbs. Between global tensions and the trade war launched by Donald Trump, the price of the yellow metal keeps rising. Against this backdrop,...

Coffee prices soar, fuelling market panic

New York coffee futures jumped more than 6% on the ICE exchange on Monday, reaching an all-time high of over $4.30 a pound. Tight supply and fears of a shortage have sent the market into a fever...

Trump tariffs push safe-haven gold to record peak

Gold prices hit a record high on Tuesday, spurred by safe-haven demand as U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports heightened concerns about a possible global trade...

Fresh Trump tariffs catapult gold to record high

Gold prices soared to a record high on Tuesday on safe-haven demand after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed fresh tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, which could fuel inflation further and...

Gold bulls lock in on glittering milestone; $3,000/oz in sight

U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats have ignited another gold rush, propelling the safe-haven metal to new heights and bringing the glittering $3,000 milestone into view. ...

Exclusive-Philippine rice buyers delay 350,000 tons of Vietnamese cargoes-sources

Rice importers in the Philippines have delayed purchases of around 350,000 metric tons of Vietnamese rice and are in the process of renegotiating deals, after a steep decline in prices, two trade...

Anglo Platinum CEO sees investor interest ahead of spinoff

Anglo American Platinum is seeing a high level of investor interest in the business as it prepares to spin off as an independent entity from its parent Anglo American, Amplats CEO Craig Miller said on...

Investors on guard as US tariff threats evolve

Investors are seeking to protect portfolios from the potential economic fallout from President Donald Trump's tariff plans even as many on Wall Street doubt the situation will erupt into a sustained...

Commodities: Gold flies from record to record

Every week, the commodities overview reviews the latest news on the commodities markets, and to gain a better understanding of price variations in energy, metals and agricultural commodities.

Japan's 2024 food exports hit record high despite China's seafood import bans

Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products rose 3.7% to a record high in 2024, despite China's ban on seafood imports following Tokyo Electric Power's water discharge from the...

Rice stockpile eyed as Japan PM orders swift relief from rising prices

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has ordered the swift implementation of measures to give consumers relief from inflated food prices, including an unprecedented release of stockpiled rice to...

Unprecedented clash forms between funds' CBOT corn and wheat views -Braun

NAPERVILLE, Illinois -The recent buildup of speculators' massively bullish Chicago corn bets has been well publicized. But the growing and now unparalleled rift between investors' corn...

Philippines declares 'food security emergency' to tame rice prices

The Philippines' agriculture minister declared on Monday a food security emergency on rice to bring down the cost of the national staple. The declaration will allow the government to...