Commodities (Crude Oil & Copper) & Macro Outlook

According to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on April 30, the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz would trigger severe economic consequences. If the strait remains closed through mid-year, global economic growth would fall to 2.5%, inflation would rise to 5.4%, 32 million additional peo

According to Odaily, White House National Economic Council Director Hassett stated the administration is considering increasing U.S. oil production soon and will maintain ongoing communication with oil companies to discuss how to boost domestic production.

According to ION Group, ION launched XTP for Event Contracts in late 2025, extending its post-trade platform to support real-time processing of event-based derivatives for futures commission merchants. The platform enables contract creation, event resolution, and settlement continuously, including

According to the Associated Press, on April 30, the Trump administration proposed a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. will maintain its blockade of Iranian ports while coordinating with allies to increase pressure on Iran's attempts to disrupt energy flows through the waterway, a senior

Saudi Arabia's economic growth slowed significantly in the first quarter of 2026 following the US-Israeli war with Iran, with GDP expanding just 2.8 percent according to a flash estimate released by the General Authority of Statistics on Thursday, April 30, 2026. This marks a sharp decline from 5 pe

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the PCE price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, rose to 3.5% year-over-year in March, the highest level in nearly three years. The monthly rate increased to 0.7% in March from 0.4% in February, with the annual rate jumping from 2.8%

高市早苗於4/30在X宣布與伊朗總統再度通話，通報一艘載約200萬桶沙烏地油的日本油輪已安全通過荷姆茲海峽；波斯灣內仍有多艘日船待過。日方將持續外交斡旋，盼美伊協議早日重啟，並面對能源與市場風險的雙重壓力。

According to The Block, Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) agreed to acquire Long Ridge Energy & Power from FTAI Infrastructure for $1.5 billion on Thursday (April 29). The deal comprises the assumption of at least $785 million in existing debt, with the remaining balance paid in cash and backstopped

中东风暴推升布伦特原油至 115 美元/桶，特朗普拒绝伊朗停火并计划封锁霍尔木兹海峡。比特币跌穿 76,000 美元，地缘政治风险如何冲击加密市场？

ASEAN Economic Ministers Agree on Trade and Energy Measures The economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed on Thursday, April 30, to strengthen existing free trade agreements and ratify a regional petrol security deal amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle

Gate News 消息，据Gate官方公告，Gate合约大宗商品专区将于2026年4月30日15:30（UTC+8）首发上线BZ（布伦特原油）、CL（WTI原油）永续合约实盘交易，以USDT结算，支持1-100倍做多和做空操作，杠杆率可在下单时自行选择。 BZUSDT永续合约为布伦特原油交易代码，代表1桶原油，以美元计价；CLUSDT永续合约为西德克萨斯中质原油（WTI）交易代码，同样代表1桶原油，以美元计价。

According to BlockBeats and Hyperinsight monitoring, on April 30, Trade.xyz's traditional asset perpetual contracts deployed via the HIP-3 protocol on Hyperliquid recovered to recent highs, with open interest reaching $21.56 billion and accounting for over 90% of the HIP-3 market's total share.

According to Lookonchain, a whale deposited 11.94 million USDC to Hyperliquid and increased its WTI crude oil (West Texas Intermediate crude oil) long position. The address now holds 383,000 WTI crude oil long contracts worth 41.49 million

According to BlockBeats, on April 30, Hyperliquid early contributor Loracle increased short positions in WTI crude oil by approximately 3.5 million WTIOIL tokens worth $3.85 million, bringing total WTI short holdings to $15 million at an average price

According to Gate data, WTI crude oil hit $111 per barrel today (April 30), up 0.74% intraday. Brent crude rose above $112 per barrel, gaining over 1% during the same period.

According to CoinDesk, tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds on XRP Ledger have surged to approximately $418 million over the past year, up eightfold from around $50 million, according to evernorth xrp data.

According to the Federal Reserve's latest decision yesterday (April 29), the Fed kept interest rates unchanged but shifted its inflation language from "somewhat high" to "high," signaling that interest rate cuts expected later this year may be delayed. Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted that rising energ

According to Onchain Lens, a FalconX-linked wallet (0xEbE) deposited 11.94 million USDC into HyperLiquid on April 30 and increased its 20x crude oil (CL) long position to 202,000 CL, worth $21.6 million.

According to Cointelegraph, financial management startup Stable Sea integrated WisdomTree's tokenized U.S. Treasury money market fund WTGXX into its platform on April 30. The fund, which primarily invests in short-term U.S. Treasury securities, had total assets

On April 30, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stated on X that U.S. government policies have driven oil prices above $120. He criticized what he described as "garbage advice" on oil market strategy and indicated that the next target price