Commodities (Crude Oil & Copper) & Macro Outlook

According to Jim Cramer of CNBC, on Tuesday (August 11), investors can read the market using three core questions: Where are Treasury bond yields headed, where is oil trading, and how is Nvidia performing. Cramer explained that bond yields—currently near 5.2% for 30-year Treasuries—directly affect s

Bitcoin and Gold showed divergent performance after both peaked in 2025, following joint liquidity-driven rallies from 2023. Bitcoin experienced a -53% maximum drawdown and -50% bear market decline, while Gold corrected -25% before rallying. When priced in Gold, Bitcoin declined -70% earlier this

According to Shanghai Steel Union, battery-grade lithium carbonate (MMLC) midday prices rose to 147,850 yuan per ton today, up 2,850 yuan from August 11 at 4:30 PM.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the world's largest derivatives market, will launch two futures contracts based on NVIDIA Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) on October 5. CME announced on the 11th (local time) through a statement that it will introduce the 'Silicon Data H100 Rental Index

Negotiations between the United States and Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz remain stalled amid escalating military tensions. The U.S. has launched attacks on vessels heading toward Iran, while Tehran refuses to open the waterway until its demands are met. As both sides maintain a

According to Guru Club, lithium carbonate futures contracts broke through the 150,000 yuan level on August 12, with gains expanding to 3.59%.

Global ship orders declined to 3.57 million CGT in July, down 56% from the previous month and 22% year-over-year, according to UK-based maritime analysis firm Clarkson Research reported on August 12. The monthly contraction followed a period of robust ordering activity earlier in the year. Despite t

Air Canada released a dimmer outlook for full-year earnings on Tuesday as it grapples with surging jet fuel prices in the wake of the Iran war. The Canadian carrier cited elevated fuel costs as a primary headwind to

Seoul foreign exchange market dealers forecast USD/KRW trading around the 1,410 won level on August 12, citing caution ahead of the US July Consumer Price Index (CPI) announcement. Rising international oil prices due to stalled Hormuz Strait reopening negotiations are pressuring the won weaker.

If you opened your market app today and found that nothing had moved—the three major U.S. stock futures up 0.06%, gold retreating from a two-month high, and BTC treading water at $63,500—it’s not that the market is dead. Everyone is waiting for the same number. At 20:30 tonight, the U.S. Department of Labor will release the July CPI report. JPMorgan’s trading desk warned that the report could cause the S&P 500 to swing ±2% in a single day. And the probability determining all of this is at coin-f

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics will release July Consumer Price Index (CPI) data at 8:30 US Eastern time (20:30 Singapore time). Market consensus forecasts headline CPI at approximately 3.4% year-over-year and core CPI at around 2.5% year-over-year. The data release occurs as the Federal

According to CNBC, CME Group and Silicon Data will launch AI computing futures contracts on October 5, allowing enterprises and investors to trade and hedge GPU rental prices as they would commodities like oil and electricity. The contracts will track Nvidia H100 and Blackwell B200 GPU rental

Bitcoin (BTC) remained weak and fell further, trading at around $63,755 as of August 12. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has scheduled a meeting this week to begin formulating cryptocurrency regulations if the CLARITY Act is not passed. The Central Bank of Russia has proposed allowing BTC, ETH, and USDT to be traded on exchanges, with retail investors subject to an annual limit of $3,650. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights CoinTelegraph reported that the U.S. Securities and Excha

The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) fell by 6.1 million barrels last week to 298.7 million barrels, marking its lowest level since January 1983.

WTI crude oil futures rose 0.93% intraday to break above $84 per barrel on August 12.

According to Jin10 Futures, yesterday (August 11), Mongolia's coking coal market surged, with prices across varieties rising significantly. The rally was driven by concerns over fuel shortages in Mongolia, which may impact future mine production and transport operations, pushing up shipping costs an

Bitcoin traded around $63,700 on August 12, remaining trapped in the $62,000–$66,000 sideways range for more than five weeks. Wincent executive Paul Howard noted that steady ETF inflows are being offset by over-the-counter selling from miners and Strategy (MSTR), while cryptocurrency trading volume has fallen to its lowest level in three years. Bitcoin Trapped in the $62,000–$66,000 Range (Source: SoSoValue) According to analysis by Paul Howard of Wincent, Bitcoin’s recent price action is being

According to Jin10 Futures, on August 12, China's fuel oil market was supported by continuous crude oil gains and improving market sentiment. However, downstream buyers remained cautious due to elevated costs, resulting in slow buying momentum that limited upside gains. The market was expected to tr

According to ChainCatcher, Japan's five-year government bond yield hit a record high overnight, while the two-year yield reached its highest level since 1995. The surge was driven by rising crude oil prices fueling inflation concerns. Markets are pricing in approximately a two-thirds probability

According to JinLian Chuangyi's measurement, as of August 12 (the eighth working day of the pricing cycle), the average price of reference crude oil stood at $82.01 per barrel with a change rate of -7.86%, indicating domestic gasoline and diesel retail prices should fall by 290 yuan per ton. The