Commodities (Crude Oil & Copper) & Macro Outlook

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Bitcoin net long positions reached 1,949 contracts in the week ending August 25.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, WTI crude oil speculators increased their net long positions by 804 contracts to 103,078 for the week ended August 25.

According to the CFTC, natural gas speculators on NYMEX and ICE reduced their net short positions by 27,238 contracts to 39,598 during the week ended Aug 25.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speculative net long positions in NYMEX WTI crude oil increased by 538 contracts to 104,573 contracts for the week of August 25, reaching a four-week

New York cocoa futures rallied 9.98% this week through August 28, closing at $6,636 per metric ton, according to ICE data. Gains accelerated on August 27-28 after trading near $5,800 during August 24-26. London cocoa futures rose 1.04% over the same

According to Bloomberg Commodity Index, CBOT grain futures rose sharply on Friday (August 28), with corn up 5.46% for the week to $5.3625 per bushel and soybeans up 3.89% to $12.8775 per bushel. Wheat futures surged 12.05% to $7.8350 per bushel, while soybean meal and soybean oil gained 7.06% and 2.

According to Kitco News, Copper Giant Resources Corp. (TSXV: CGNT; OTCQB: LBCMF) reported Thursday that directional hole MD-070 at its flagship Mocoa project in southern Colombia intercepted 771 meters grading 0.54%

WTI October crude futures closed at $83.40 per barrel today. Abu Dhabi Murban crude futures rose 1.09% to $94.04 per barrel, though the contract has declined 9.13% since the start of the week.

Shanghai Futures Exchange crude oil futures (DCE crude, 2610 contract) closed up 3.66% overnight on Aug 28, settling at 614 yuan per barrel. Shanghai gold futures fell 2.65% and Shanghai silver futures declined 3.62% during the same overnight

According to the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), as of the week ending August 25, speculators reduced their net long positions in Brent crude oil by 28,299 contracts to 223,598 contracts.

According to the Intercontinental Exchange, natural gas speculators' net long positions decreased by 3,223 contracts to 89,299 contracts for the week ending August 25.

According to the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), speculators held 70,766 net long contracts in sugar futures during the week of August 25, marking a historic high. The figure represents the largest speculative long position on record for the

According to trade.xyz, the company and Hyperliquid jointly submitted comments to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, urging the establishment of a regulated U.S. market pathway for energy perpetual contracts and 24/7 trading. The companies noted that during recent crude oil market

According to Moneydj, in late August 2026, U.S. rare earth producers secured significant government backing. MP Materials received a $400 million convertible preferred stock investment from the U.S. Department of Defense, along with a 10-year price guarantee of $110 per kilogram for

According to Baker Hughes, the number of U.S. energy company drilling rigs remained unchanged in the latest week.

The U.S. oil drilling count declined to 447 in the week of August 28, compared with 452 the prior week, according to energy data.

This week ending August 28, the total number of U.S. oil drilling rigs fell to 447, compared to 452 in the prior week, according to drilling data.

The U.S. oil rig count remained unchanged at 588 for the week of Aug 28, holding steady from the previous week's 588.

U.S. natural gas rig count rose to 132 in the week ending August 28, up from 127 in the previous week, according to energy data.

According to Copper Giant Resources Corp., on Thursday, directional hole MD-070 intercepted 771 meters grading 0.54% copper equivalent (CuEq) at its Mocoa flagship project in southern Colombia. The interval, which began 211 meters downhole, contained 0.33% copper and 0.039% molybdenum, with a