Commodities (Crude Oil & Copper) & Macro Outlook

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, natural gas inventories increased by 30 billion cubic feet to 300 billion cubic feet for the week ended August 28, falling short of the forecast of 310 billion cubic feet. The prior week's addition was 150 billion cubic feet.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will release its weekly natural gas inventory report at 22:30 Beijing Time today.

From 13:30 to 13:45 UTC on September 3, 2026, BTC surged rapidly in the short term, rising 0.52% over 15 minutes. The price fluctuated between 78,464.8 and 78,925.3 USDT, with an Ampl of 0.59%. Market volatility intensified, Trade activity increased significantly, and the short-term trend showed a strong rebound. The core drivers of this move were the interplay between escalating geopolitical conflict and fundamental support. The U.S.-Iran military conflict continued to escalate, with the IRGC c

According to Jin10, Ukraine attacked a service vessel supporting repairs at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) oil terminal on September 3. The Nefrit, which was nearing completion of maintenance work on one dock section, was preparing to begin equipment replacement on another section when the

CBOT wheat futures declined 3.5% during intraday trading on September 3, settling at 769.5 cents per bushel.

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) futures broke through 6,500 yuan per ton during intraday trading today, September 3, gaining 2.75% on the session.

According to Russia's Finance Ministry, the country's August crude oil revenues fell to 326.2 billion rubles (approximately $3.76 billion), marking a six-month low and representing a 22% year-over-year decline. The data was disclosed on September 3. Russia's tax authority calculated that the

According to Guru Club, on September 3, the Baltic Dry Index rose 157 points, or 4.7%, to 3,488, marking its highest level since October 2021. The Capesize segment advanced 400 points, or 7.1%, to 6,042, the strongest since late 2023, with daily earnings climbing $3,632 to $51,298. The Panamax segme

From 12:30 to 12:45 UTC on September 3, 2026, BTC rose 0.44% within 15 min, with a price range of 77,968.5 to 78,447.0 USDT and an Ampl of 0.61%. Order Book depth was extremely shallow, and the buy/sell depth ratio showed Bids prevailing at 2.24. However, there was only 1 effective offer level, and the absolute Maker order volume was low. Overall, the market was experiencing a mild upward trend in a Low Liquidity environment. The main drivers of this move were rising geopolitical risks combined

According to Guru Club, Nodal Exchange, a U.S. power derivatives trading exchange, plans to launch AI computing futures today (September 3), competing directly with major exchanges CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) and ICE (Intercontinental Exchange).

As of 20:30 Beijing time on September 3, WTI crude oil futures rose 1.60%, while U.S. natural gas futures gained 1.05%.

New York precious metals and copper futures rose on September 3. Gold futures climbed 1.33%, silver futures gained 0.77%, and copper futures advanced 0.58%, as of 20:30 Beijing time.

According to Broadridge's official press release, the company expanded its Distributed Ledger Repo platform in August 2026 to support tokenized securities from G7 nations for cross-border repo, intraday funding and collateral movements. The DLR network processed an average of $351 billion in daily r

According to Garrett Jin's latest weekly report, Bitcoin held its key support at $76,000 this week and recovered above $77,000, despite oil prices rising to around $95 and U.S. 10-year Treasury yields breaking 4.8%. The $75,000–$80,000 range has formed a strong cost basis supporting the market. U.S.

According to Iran's Islamic Republic News Network (IRIB) and CCTV, Ibrahim Azizi, chairman of Iran's Islamic Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said on September 3 that the Strait of Hormuz will not open without Iran's consent. Azizi stated that Iran has demonstrated to the

Intercontinental Exchange has expanded its agreement with Parameta Solutions to distribute real-time over-the-counter pricing through the ICE Consolidated Feed. The data, sourced from TP ICAP's brokerage businesses, covers linear and non-linear rates, inflation, fixed income, credit, foreign

According to Guru Club, Brent crude oil futures gained 2% today (September 3), trading at $97.561 per barrel.

Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate edged lower Thursday, Sept. 3, with Brent falling 59 cents to $95.04 a barrel and WTI declining 38 cents to $90.63 at 0509 GMT. Both benchmarks had reached their highest intraday levels since July 24 during Wednesday's volatile session before pulling back.

On Sept. 3, Brent crude fell 0.6% to $95.04 a barrel and WTI declined 0.4% to $90.63 following a volatile rally that hit the highest intraday levels since July 24. Oil remained elevated amid renewed military exchanges between the U.S. and Iran, with Kpler data showing only four commodity vessels

According to Bitfinex research on September 3, Bitcoin entered September trading within a narrow $76,500–$79,500 band, compressing just above the True Market Mean at $76,350, marking the average cost basis of all active network participants. The five-day consolidation follows a hawkish Federal