Commodities (Crude Oil & Copper) & Macro Outlook

According to BlockBeats, on June 16, Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), the world's largest tanker operator, said it will not rush to resume normal transit through the Hormuz Strait despite the preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to reopen the waterway. MOL will await confirmation that the accord

According to Lyon's research report cited by Jin10 on June 16, the brokerage predicts global oil prices will remain above $80 per barrel in the second half of 2026, down from an average of $94 in H1 2026, citing production facility damage and infrastructure bottlenecks that will prevent supply

Gold rallied above $4,350 an ounce at the start of the week, gaining more than 3% in early North American trading as spot prices reached $4,351. The surge followed news that the U.S. and Iran will sign a peace deal on Friday, ending months of Middle East conflict. Oil prices dropped below $80 a

According to Kpler analysts on Monday, June 15, the Strait of Hormuz could gradually resume transit within a month if the U.S.-Iran peace agreement is successfully implemented. The analysts outlined a three-phase recovery plan: first, 118 oil tankers currently trapped in the Persian Gulf will

According to sources, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. shut down one production line at its Ichthys LNG facility in Australia due to a workers' strike.

According to CME data from June 15, silver and Brent crude oil led commodity markets with increases in both trading volume and open interest. Silver trading volume rose by 2,113 contracts to 62,919 hands, while open interest increased by 717 contracts to 108,192 hands. Brent crude oil volume

According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin bounced below $66,000 on June 16, a day after the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement was signed, while equities surged. The S&P 500 rose 1.7% and Nasdaq 100 gained 3.1%, while Brent crude dropped below $83. Bitcoin's gains remained limited compared to broader market

According to the Bruegel Institute, a European think tank, global oil market supply-demand imbalance will persist through 2027, even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens in the short term, according to a research report released on

After U.S. President Trump arrived in France on Monday (June 15 local time) to attend the G7 summit, he said that the agreement has all been signed. Vice President JD Vance will attend a formal signing ceremony in Geneva on Friday (June 19), and disclosed in a CNN interview that the agreement documents are about one and a half pages long and include a “substantial sanctions relief package for Iran”; U.S. officials confirmed that the relevant details will be released within two days. The agreemen

According to Morgan Stanley analysts on June 15, the firm slashed its Brent crude price forecast for the third quarter to $90 per barrel from $100 per barrel, citing a U.S.-Iran temporary agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that is expected to boost regional oil production. The fourth-quarter f

According to Wang Guanhua, deputy director of China's National Bureau of Statistics, midstream and downstream enterprises are facing phase-related cost pressures. Wang stated at a State Council press conference on June 16 that while enterprises are taking measures to offset pressure through

Goldman Sachs recently cut its average Brent crude oil price forecast for 2027 to $75 per barrel, down from a previous estimate of $80.

According to Shanghai Steel Union, MMLC battery-grade lithium carbonate's midpoint price fell to 169,200 yuan per ton this morning, down 1,950 yuan from the previous day's 16:30 closing price.

Morgan Stanley lowered its fourth-quarter crude oil price forecast to $80 per barrel.

According to Jin10, China National Petroleum's Daqing Oilfield has built 1.06 gigawatts of clean energy capacity, with cumulative wind and solar generation surpassing 3 billion kilowatt-hours as of June 16, according to the oilfield's New Energy Business

According to Guru Club, polysilicon continuous main contract fell 5% intraday on June 16, trading at 36,275 yuan.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's raw coal output for large-scale industrial enterprises reached 400 million metric tons in May, declining 1.7% year-on-year, with an average daily output of 12.81 million metric tons. For the first five months of 2026, cumulative raw coal

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, crude oil processing by large industrial enterprises fell to 53.72 million metric tons in May, down 9.1% year-on-year. The decline widened by 3.3 percentage points compared to

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's crude oil production from industrial enterprises above designated size reached 18.57 million tons in May, up 0.5% year-on-year. For the January-May period, total crude oil output was 91.31 million tons, up 1.1% year-on-year.