Silver
On January 7, 2026, the global commodities market witnessed a sharp reversal in the blistering rally of precious and industrial metals, providing a stark contrast to a stock market that continues to defy gravity. Silver, which had been the star performer of 2025, slipped toward the $70 per ounce mark,
Silver Prices
The global silver market experienced a sharp reality check on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, as spot prices retreated from their near-record highs, signaling a cooling of the "silver fever" that dominated much of the previous year. After closing 2025 as one of the world's best-performing assets
Emerging Markets
As the first week of January 2026 comes to a close, a striking divergence has emerged in the global financial landscape. While the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY) grapples with the weight of high valuations and a cooling U.S. labor market, Latin American equity markets are riding a
CAD
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is currently locked in a precarious balancing act, hovering near the 1.38 mark against the U.S. Dollar (USD) as of January 7, 2026. This stabilization comes at a time of significant transition for global energy markets and a diverging path between North American central
Natural Gas
The natural gas market provided a jolt to energy traders on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, as front-month futures gapped significantly higher at the opening bell. This sudden upward movement comes on the heels of a brutal 48-hour sell-off that saw Henry Hub spot prices plummet nearly 15% to start the
Agriculture
The release of the January 2026 Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer has sent ripples through the commodities markets, revealing a significant erosion in farmer confidence regarding trade policy. For the first time in years, the optimism surrounding tariffs as a primary tool for economic leverage is wavering, as
FTSE 100
The FTSE 100’s historic ascent past the 10,000-point milestone earlier this month has hit a significant roadblock as a sharp correction in global commodity prices weighs heavily on the index’s heavyweights. Just days after the London Stock Exchange celebrated the psychological breakthrough, the energy and mining sectors—
GoldMining
TAKHAR, AFGHANISTAN – A wave of violent unrest has erupted in the mineral-rich mountains of northern Afghanistan, marking a bloody start to 2026 and casting a long shadow over the future of the global gold mining sector's frontier investments. In the first week of January, deadly clashes between local
Silver
As of January 7, 2026, the global silver market has entered what analysts are calling an "Industrial Singularity." After five consecutive years of deepening structural supply deficits, the price of silver has decoupled from its historical role as "poor man’s gold," reinventing itself as a
Gold
The historic rally in precious metals has hit a significant technical roadblock in the opening week of 2026. After a year of unprecedented gains that saw gold and silver reach all-time highs, both metals experienced a notable slide on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Spot gold (XAU/USD) retreated to approximately
Silver
The silver market witnessed a historic and highly volatile trading session between January 6 and January 7, 2026, as spot prices breached the $80 mark for the first time in history. Driven by a "perfect storm" of geopolitical upheaval and a crippling supply shock from China, the white
Aluminum
The global commodities market reached a historic milestone this week as aluminum prices decisively breached the $3,000 per tonne mark on the London Metal Exchange (LME). As of January 6, 2026, the three-month aluminum contract is trading between $3,082 and $3,125 per tonne, its highest level in