Energy & Commodities
Metals traders lose at least one billion yuan as ‘Hat’ flees China
Chinese metals markets have seen more than their fair share of scandal in recent years
Gold falls 1.5% on firm US dollar, silver recovers from over three-week low
Non-yielding bullion tends to perform better in low-interest-rate environments
Oil prices fall by 3% on US-Iran de-escalation
[TOKYO] Oil prices fell 3 per cent on Monday as US President Donald Trump said over the weekend Iran was “seriously talking” with Washington, signalling de-escalation with an Opec member after risks o...
Chinese speculators set the stage for gold and silver crash
Metals traders in Europe and the US have been working around the clock, unwilling to miss the Asian trading day
MoneyMax expects ‘significant improvement’ in H2 net profit
It also expects a similar improvement in the full-year net profit
Opec+ agrees to keep oil output unchanged as Iran tensions boost prices
They will raise production quotas by about 2.9 million barrels per day from April till December 2025, roughly 3% of global demand.
Trump welcomes China, India investment in Venezuela oil
Venezuela will allow greater ownership for foreign oil companies
ExxonMobil, Chevron clock best month since 2022 as crude surges
The robust moves come alongside an upswing in oil prices and a broader rally
Gold and silver plunge as wild swings rock metals markets
Bullion’s slide may have been accelerated by a so-called gamma squeeze
WTO panel backs China in case against US clean energy subsidies
The panel’s report recommended the United States withdraw the measures under the Inflation Reduction Act by Oct 1, 2026
