Commodities (Crude Oil & Copper) & Macro Outlook

According to Spain's National Gas Company, in June, liquefied natural gas (LNG) accounted for 50.7% of gas imports while pipeline gas represented 49.3%, achieving near-equal split between the two supply

According to Spain's national gas company, the country's natural gas imports in June reached 25,954 gigawatt-hours, down 6.1% compared to 27,628 gigawatt-hours in June of the previous year.

According to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on July 9, CFTC issued a stay blocking CME's 24/7 crude oil futures contract scheduled to launch on July 10. The agency said CME filed to self-certify the contract on July 8 despite an active public comment process opened by CFTC on June 22

According to Polymarket official data, the Perp section generated $48.43 million in trading volume within 24 hours of launch on July 9-10. The top three trading pairs were ETH-USD ($9.79M), BTC-USD ($7.51M), and SILVER-USD ($5.87M).

According to the Korea Ministry of Climate and Energy, the ministry signed agreements on July 10 with nine energy companies to launch an energy storage system (ESS) project for distribution grids, aiming to address renewable energy curtailment and interconnection issues in southern Korea and Jeju. The government plans to invest 558.6 billion won by 2030. Selected companies, including LG Energy Solution, SK E&S, and HD Hyundai Electric, will deploy 128 MW of ESS capacity across 32 distribution li

According to South Korea’s Ministry of Climate and Energy, on July 10 the ministry signed agreements with nine energy companies to launch a distribution grid energy storage system (ESS) project, aiming to address renewable energy curtailment and interconnection issues in South Korea and Jeju. The government plans to invest 558.6 billion won by 2030. Selected companies, including LG Energy Solution, SK E&S, and HD Hyundai Electric, will deploy 128 MW of ESS capacity across 32 distribution lines,

According to Gelonghui, Chinese commodity futures declined in early trading on July 10. SC crude oil dropped more than 3%, coking coal fell nearly 3%, and pure benzene and coking coal decreased by over 2%. On the gainers’ side, Shanghai silver rose more than 3%, and wood pulp and Shanghai tin increased by over 2%. It also facilitated the connection of an additional 1 gigawatt of renewable energy. {currencycard:future}(X

According to Oman News Agency, the country set its official crude oil price at $69.29 per barrel today (July 10), with delivery in September.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), U.S. gasoline demand grew 1.5 percent year-over-year in March and April, reversing a 12-month declining trend despite gas prices rising nearly 50 percent. The increase came as consumer confidence weakened, marking unexpectedly strong momentum in

China's Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs announced on July 10 that they will impose a temporary export ban on helium (HS code 2804290010), effective immediately. The decision is based on provisions of the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China. Further

According to sources, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) released a spot crude oil tender recently, marking the sixth tender issued since early June as the company continues to increase export volumes.

CME Group announced plans to launch Treasury Link in the fourth quarter of 2026, a new trading tool that will allow institutional investors to execute spreads between U.S. Treasury futures and cash Treasuries in a single transaction. The service will connect CBOT Treasury futures with BrokerTec cash

Oil prices retreated this week despite escalating U.S.-Iran military conflict and a sharp decline in tanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude fell 2.2% to close at $76.30 per barrel on Thursday (July 9), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) dropped 2% to $72.08 per barrel.