Historical Commodity Market News Stories
Dollar Slides; Gold Soars, China Halts Coal Mines!
This week the U.S. dollar fell to multi-year lows as markets priced in a likely Fed rate cut, pushing gold above $3,700/oz and easing financial conditions across dollar-priced commodities. Separately, Inner Mongolia ordered 15 Ordos coal mines to stop after breaching output quotas, tightening metallurgical coal supply and lifting coking coal futures.
Bond Yield Surge Sparks Gold Rally; LNG Exports Up
A jump in long-term government bond yields pushed gold to a fresh record as investors sought a fiscal hedge, while U.S. liquefied natural gas shipments hit a monthly high in August — lifting supply-side pressure on European gas flows and freight markets.
Dollar Drop Fuels Metals Rally; Cocoa Falls
A softer U.S. dollar this week, driven by rising bets on an upcoming Fed rate cut, is lifting dollar‑priced commodities—especially precious metals—while cocoa tumbled after West African crop outlooks improved.