Energy & Commodities
Gold, silver climb as US yields fall on softer retail sales
Non-yielding bullion tends to do well in low-interest-rate environments
China’s Li inspects rare earth facilities, hints at leverage in US rivalry
Rare earths are components essential to the manufacture of everything from automobiles to smartphones
US says trade deal with India to include concessions on pulses
Farmers are one of the most influential voting blocs in the South Asian nation
Oil prices steady as Iran-US tensions and US data eyed
[NEW YORK] Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as the market waited for direction from news on diplomatic relations between the US and Iran, efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and data on th...
BP reports profits in line with expectations, suspends buybacks
It wrote down around US$4 billion in its renewables and biogas businesses
Indonesia distributes 10.9 trillion rupiah in subsidies for palm oil replanting programme
The scheme is aimed at improving yields from small farmers
UOB’s gold bars, coins are selling fast. How else can small investors buy gold?
The bank’s gold sales jumped 60% in 2025, while majority of gold bars, all gold coins sold out now
China could lift coal output this year due to Indonesian curbs
The South-east Asian nation is the world’s biggest exporter of power station coal
Gold, silver retreat as dollar ticks up
Investors expect at least two 25-basis-point rate cuts in 2026
