Commodities news

Silver outshines gold as lower real yields, AI and solar demand, and tight supply drive gains. Watch $46 support and $48.70 resistance as momentum stays firm

US data delay leaves markets focused on FOMC speakers and news headline with Japan in focus after their leadership change

The government shutdown is expected to have a limited impact on markets as the tangible effects on growth are small, but gold is likely to remain bid as traders sell some risk

The US Government heads for another shutdown, potentially delaying economic data and leading to permanent lay-offs.

US cocoa is trading at $7,398.50 at 14:53 UTC within its intraday range of $7,138.90-$7,483.40, while UK cocoa is at $5,149.10 in a session band of $4,979.70-$5,185.50.

US Natural Gas (NGc1) was trading at $3.20 per mmBtu as of 15:08 UTC 2025, in an intraday range of $3.1553-$3.2850; the price was near the midpoint of the session.

Technical overview remains bullish in both daily and weekly time frames, and trader bias remains heavy to extreme buy.

US equities continue their move higher as PCE shows prices were stable in August, focus now shifts to the NFP data on Friday

Gold (XAU/USD) is trading at $3,648.62 as of 14:18 UTC on 10 September 2025, within the $3,622-$3,664.51 intraday range.

Steel is trading at $797 per short tonne as of 11:35 UTC on 16 September 2025 (Trading Economics, 16 September 2025).