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Gold prices remained elevated at $2,658.07 per ounce after reaching a record high of $2,664.25. This move higher can be traced to two major factors. First, the dollar weakened by 0.2%, making dollar-denominated gold cheaper for holders of other currencies. -vtmarkets.com

Gold prices remained strong after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates by half a percentage point last week. With further rate cuts expected by the year’s end, gold continues to attract demand, as lower interest rates typically boost the appeal of zero-yield assets like gold. -vtmarkets.com

Chicago wheat prices remained largely unchanged on Wednesday, hovering around $5.74-1/4 per bushel, as ample supplies from the Black Sea region continued to weigh on the market. -vtmarkets.com

Key points: Gold prices remained stable on Tuesday as investors awaited critical U.S. inflation data, which could provide clues on the Federal Reserve’s upcoming monetary policy decisions. Both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) data, due later this week, are expected to play a crucial role in shaping market expectations forContinue Reading

Key Points: Oil prices made a sharp recovery as the threat of a hurricane in the U.S. Gulf Coast sparked concerns over potential supply disruptions. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices (Symbol: USOUSD) rose to $68.39 per barrel, while Brent crude oil prices (Symbol: UKOUSD) increased to $71.77 per barrel.  Picture: Oil prices increase asContinue Reading

Key Points: This is a follow up article to: Wheat rises for the fifth consecutive day due to European production issues Wheat (Symbol: Wheat-C) and soybean (Symbol: Soybean-C) prices saw slight pullbacks after a speculative-driven short-covering rally lifted prices off their recent lows. Despite this breather, both contracts hovered near multi-week highs, with supply concernsContinue Reading

Chicago wheat futures edged higher on Tuesday, marking the fifth consecutive day of gains. The driving force behind this rally is the poor production outlook in Europe, which has helped lift wheat prices from nearly four-year lows. -vtmarkets.com

Gold prices (Symbol: XAUUSD) are showing resilience, poised to log their second consecutive monthly gain as market sentiment remains buoyant on the back of potential U.S. interest rate cuts. Spot gold was trading slightly lower at $2,517.91 per ounce, but it remained up by about 3% for the month of August 2024, signalling strong underlying support. -vtmarkets.com

Copper prices (Symbol: Copper-C) climbed to $4.21 per pound, marking a crucial recovery and positioning the orange metal for its first monthly gain since May 2024, with a modest 0.5% increase so far in August 2024. -vtmarkets.com

Market participants, and the price action for crude oil, are caught between potential supply disruptions from geopolitical tensions in Libya and the Middle East and concerns over weakening global fuel demand. -vtmarkets.com