Tue, 08/25
Spot silver rose 1.00% intraday to $69.64 per ounce.
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Mon, 08/24
A batch of commodity and freight data crossed the wire: the Shanghai container freight index rose 54.39 points to 3409.63, while China's composite freight index fell 1.4% to 1821.65; coking coal and coke prices are set to rise 50–55 yuan/tonne from August 24; and Pro Farmer projects U.S. soybean yield at 53.3 bu/acre and production at 4.572 billion bu.
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Sun, 08/23
Iraq has announced plans to more than double its oil output to between 8 and 10 million barrels per day within six years, up from 4 million bpd, and is lobbying OPEC for a higher production quota. Separately, low Rhine river levels are restricting barge loads and limiting fuel and industrial transport across central Europe.
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Sat, 08/22
Treasury Secretary Bessent doubled bond buybacks in a surprise move, but the effort failed to keep buyers in the market — investors went back to selling US government bonds shortly after.
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Fri, 08/21
Nvidia has agreed to pay $6 billion to license AI models from coding startup Poolside and invest an additional $1 billion at a $12 billion valuation. Nvidia will also absorb most of Poolside's engineering team while Poolside remains an independent company.
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Thu, 08/20
ZeroHedge reports the US added its latest $1 trillion in national debt in just 95 days, contrasting with the 200 years it took to accumulate the first $1 trillion.
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Wed, 08/19
Japan June machinery orders rose sharply year-on-year and month-on-month, beating both the prior readings and consensus forecasts by a wide margin.
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Tue, 08/18
BHP reported FY2027 Western Australia Iron Ore unit costs of $20.25–$21.75/t and FY-end net debt of $8.7 billion, and identified $3.5 billion in potential value from portfolio management.
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Mon, 08/17
Nikkei 225 futures rose 0.3% and 10-year JGB futures fell 0.21 point in early trade.
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Sun, 08/16
Oil price commentary suggests electric aviation may capture premium airline routes first, while jet fuel remains dominant for most commercial aviation.
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Sat, 08/15
Nvidia scaled back its $250 billion financial commitment for an OpenAI data center project.
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Fri, 08/14
Foreign investment in Japanese bonds swung to outflow, reversing from the prior week's inflow.
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Thu, 08/13
Oil held a five-day gain as US-Iran talks stalled and the Strait of Hormuz remained closed. The IEA forecast a 1.8 million bpd global supply shortfall for the current quarter.
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Wed, 08/12
Japan's M2+ money supply growth slowed to 4.4% year-on-year in July from 4.5% in June.
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Tue, 08/11
A media report claims Nvidia and hyperscaler purchase commitments have exceeded $1 trillion, with $350 billion added per quarter, partly funded by life insurers through off-balance-sheet securitizations.
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Mon, 08/10
A Bank of Japan member stated the central bank must accelerate the adjustment of monetary support, citing the cost of delaying rate increases as non-negligible.
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Sun, 08/09
U.S. crude oil and LNG production have helped offset global supply disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz closure, enabling refiners and importers worldwide to access alternative energy sources.
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Sat, 08/08
Colombian President de la Espriella announced he will permit responsible fracking operations in the country.
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Fri, 08/07
Argentina renewed its currency swap arrangement with China as President Javier Milei navigates diplomatic relations between the United States and China amid ongoing geopolitical competition between the two powers.
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Thu, 08/06
Tay Ninh Province initiated a 45-day inspection of five gold trading companies, examining measurement standards, quality, and labeling compliance.
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