Commodities (Crude Oil & Copper) & Macro Outlook

According to Jin10 and market sources, Asian oil refiners have increased purchases of Argentine Medanito crude oil in recent weeks amid supply disruptions in the Middle East caused by the Iran conflict. Refineries in Japan and South Korea have purchased the crude, with at least one cargo loaded

According to Yonhapinfomax, on August 31, South Korean government bond yields rose across the board after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signaled potential rate increases at the September FOMC meeting. The 3-year benchmark yield climbed 5.6bp to 3.851%, while the 10-year yield added 1.8bp to

According to Jin10 Futures, Shanghai rubber (SHFE rubber futures) traded sideways near 18,900 yuan per metric ton on August 31, with intraday lows touching 18,705 yuan. Supply-side pressures persist as Southeast Asia enters its peak harvest season; however, continued rainfall in Thailand and

According to Goldman Sachs on August 31, the bank raised its diesel production margin forecast more than twofold, citing Middle East tensions and the Russia-Ukraine war that are tightening global refining markets. Refinery outages are currently 60% above seasonal normal levels, while finished fuel i

According to Guru Club, on August 31, para-xylene (PX) futures contracts rose 4% intraday to 8,360 yuan per ton.

According to Goldman Sachs (via Jin10), on August 31, the bank raised its profit forecast for diesel production by more than double, citing increased attacks on refineries in the Middle East and Russia that are tightening the global refining market. Goldman Sachs now predicts that refining one

According to Guru Club, propylene futures main contract hit the daily limit up on Aug 31, gaining 6% and trading at 8,385 yuan/ton.

According to Shanghai Steel Data, MMLC battery-grade lithium carbonate mid-price rose to 156,950 yuan/ton today (August 31), up 2,500 yuan/ton from the previous day's 4:30 PM closing price.

According to Bank of America strategists led by Michael Hartnett, the U.S. stock market's recent gains could face a significant reversal as early as this autumn. The team identified two potential catalysts that could challenge the current bull market momentum. The first is a potential resolution to

According to Guru Club, coke coal continuous contracts rallied 7% intraday on August 31, trading at 1,737 yuan.

According to Guru Club, on August 31, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) futures contracts hit the daily limit, rising 6% to 4,791 yuan/ton.

According to U.S. Central Command, American forces conducted preemptive strikes on Aug. 30 against Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) units preparing sea mines for deployment into the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM claimed the operation targeted imminent threats to commercial shipping

U.S. stock futures fell overnight late Sunday after the U.S. attacked two Iranian rocket launchers at Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first known American strikes since late July. Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.64%, while Dow futures and S&P 500 futures declined 0.33% and 0.44%,

According to Guru Club, Ethylene Glycol (EG) futures' main contract hit the daily limit-up on Aug 31, rising 6% to 5,331 yuan/ton.

According to Guru Club, methanol futures main contract hit the daily limit up on Aug 31, gaining 6% and trading at 2,983 yuan per ton.

According to Jin10 Data, China's State Administration for Market Regulation and the National Standardization Management Committee issued a national standard today (August 31) for monitoring methane emissions from onshore oil and gas operations. The standard establishes an integrated monitoring

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) futures contracts surged intraday today, rising 404 yuan to trade at 6,171 yuan per ton, representing a 7.01% gain.

In the early hours of August 31, 2026, Beijing time, U.S. Central Command confirmed that the U.S. military had launched airstrikes on two rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz. This was the first public acknowledgment by the United States of a military strike against targets inside Iran since late July. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps immediately announced that it had launched missiles at U.S. military bases, declaring that “the aggressors will inevitably be

According to Jin10 Futures, China National Petroleum Corporation's petroleum coke prices will rise from September 1, 2026. Fushun coke will increase by 30 yuan per ton to 4,981 yuan/ton, Daqing coke by 10 yuan/ton to 4,550 yuan/ton, and Jinzhou coke by 10 yuan/ton to 4,590 yuan/ton. Jinxi calcined c

According to the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing survey released on Aug 31, prices of 35 major commodities (70% of 50 tracked) rose during the week of Aug 24-28, while 12 (24%) fell and 3 (6%) remained flat. By sector, energy prices climbed 5.4%, black