Daily coverage · David Morales
Gold, silver, oil, copper and agriculture: supply, demand and price levels.
Crude closed lower after Ukraine's largest drone raid yet on St Petersburg because Washington waived Russia sanctions. The war premium moved down the barrel: distillate stocks sit 12% below seasonal norms and heating oil near $4.61.
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The DOE is reaching into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the seventh time since the war began, but the loan economics that mostly emptied the June tranche still stand between the headline and the pump.
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September's hot core CPI briefly pushed October rate-hike odds near 50% before Fed speakers signalled patience, and gold reclaimed the rebound to about $4,195. Resistance at $4,180-4,220 still caps the metal.
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Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire collapsed within a week as Ryazan refinery strikes resumed; the diesel crack near $113 now carries the conflict premium.
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Brent is near $104.42 and WTI near $94.11, per Reuters, as a reported US push to ease shadow-fleet sanctions cuts freight costs against a live Hormuz attack risk.
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Gold rebounded 1.3% to about $4,158 an ounce as the dollar slipped off an 18-month high, while crude reversed its gain as easing shadow-fleet sanctions met Hormuz attack risk. Hot September CPI, and a Fed that says it will wait, is the swing factor for both.
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Gold held near $4,177 on October 14 after slipping off a $4,216 breakout, caught between a dollar at an 18-month high and a 10-year yield near 5.3%. Silver consolidated near $59.2, and copper kept grinding higher near $6.75. Today's CPI is the swing factor.
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Brent holds near $106.2, WTI near $94.6, and an $11.6 spread plus a $113/bbl heating-oil crack are pricing freight and war risk, not crude fundamentals. With Washington easing diesel sanctions and Moscow partially lifting its export ban, the unwind has begun. Here is the bull and bear case.
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Gold holds near $4,190 as central banks bought a record 289 tonnes in Q2. A 5.3% 10-year yield and strong dollar cap it into Wednesday's CPI.
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Brent holds near $105 as an unverified Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire meets Houthi strikes, Hormuz tanker risk and a disputed Russian diesel waiver.
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Diplomacy knocked the premium down at the Monday open, but Hurricane Isaias and a mounting Russian refinery campaign keep supply risk firmly bid.
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Gold settled at $4,216.30 in December futures Friday, up 1.43%, its highest daily close since Sept 28, even as a 5.3% 10-year and a dollar near an 18-month high capped the complex. The test is this week's CPI and PPI.
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