Commodities (Crude Oil & Copper) & Macro Outlook

According to Guru Club, WTI crude oil fell below $97 per barrel on September 12, declining more than 3.8% during the trading day.

KB Securities analyst Im Jae-gyun assessed on the 12th that the Bank of Korea's probability of raising the base rate in October has decreased, though bond yield volatility remains inevitable depending on oil price movements. Im issued this analysis in a report titled 'Exchange Rate Decline Is

According to KB Securities on September 12, the Bank of Korea's monetary policy committee is unlikely to raise the base rate in October, despite earlier signals of possible further tightening. The analysis notes the neutral interest rate is estimated at 2.25–2.75%, making the current 3.00% base rate

According to Platts, European beet sugar prices in northwestern Europe hit €550 per ton (approximately $638) on September 3, the highest level since late September 2025, rising nearly 40% since year-start. The surge reflects tightening supplies as deteriorating beet crop conditions constrain

Bitcoin and Ethereum declined during the week ending September 11, pressured by rising oil prices and US Treasury yields that dampened investor appetite for risk assets. Bitcoin fell 3.90% to $76,568 as of the previous day, while Ethereum dropped 0.77% to $2,437, according to Xangle Research. The de

According to Junggle Research, Bitcoin fell 3.90% to $76,568 this week, while Ethereum declined 0.77% to $2,437, as rising oil prices and U.S. Treasury yields dampened risk asset sentiment. WTI crude surged above $100 per barrel amid prolonged U.S.-Iran tensions, while Brent crude also entered the $

According to Guru Club, WTI crude oil dropped 2% to $100.44 per barrel on September 12, while Brent crude retreated nearly 3% from its four-month high but remained above $104 per barrel.

According to a statement from Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry on September 11, the country's East-West pipeline segments near Riyadh and Medina were attacked multiple times on the morning of September 10. The ministry announced preventive closure measures in response. The attacks resulted in

According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), U.S. diesel prices reached an all-time high of $6.06 per gallon on September 11, surpassing the previous peak of $5.82 set following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The spike comes as Middle East tensions escalate and Ukraine c

International oil prices declined on the 11th as the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that elevated prices could trigger demand destruction. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for October delivery fell $2.43 (2.37%) to $100.05 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, marking the

Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry shut down the East-West oil pipeline on Thursday morning, September 10, 2026, after the Riyadh and Medina sections suffered multiple attacks. The shutdown was implemented as a preventive measure following the assaults, which resulted in some injuries that received

According to China Central Television (CCTV), on September 11, Saudi Arabia's oil pipeline infrastructure in the Riyadh and Medina regions came under attack from unmanned drones originating from Iraq, resulting in personnel injuries and facility damage. The Saudi Foreign Ministry condemned the

On Friday (September 11), emerging markets ETF rose 1.25%, leading major asset class ETFs, while Brent oil fund fell 2.79%. U.S. equity ETFs also gained, with Dow Jones ETF up 0.97%, Nasdaq-100 ETF up 0.87%, and S&P 500 ETF up 0.85%. Real estate, convertible bonds, and gold ETFs each climbed at

On September 11, crude oil futures prices declined at the close. WTI crude for October delivery fell $2.43 to $100.05 per barrel, down 2.37%, while Brent crude for November delivery dropped $3.02 to $104.61 per barrel, down 2.81%.

According to a statement from Saudi Arabia's energy ministry on September 11, the Riyadh and Madinah segments of the country's East-West pipeline came under multiple attacks on the morning of September 10. The government has implemented preventive closure measures following the incident. The attacks

This week, New York cocoa futures declined 4.24%, closing at $5,913 per metric ton on Friday (September 11), while London cocoa futures fell 4.54%. ICE arabica coffee futures dropped 3.35% and coffee C futures fell 2.95%, though robusta coffee gained 2.68%. ICE raw sugar futures rose 0.72% and

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), WTI crude oil speculators increased their net long positions by 21,153 contracts to 140,046 for the week ending September 8, 2026.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Bitcoin net long positions stood at 1,524 contracts for the week of September 8.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), during the week of September 8, natural gas speculators increased their net short positions by 3,719 contracts across NYMEX and ICE's four major markets, bringing the total to 54,416 contracts.

According to COMEX data as of the week ending September 8, gold speculators reduced net long positions by 1,263 contracts to 139,548, while silver speculators increased net long positions by 2,006 contracts to 14,176. Copper speculators also raised net long positions by 9,016 contracts to 82,017.