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The Gold price turns negative on Wednesday, even though the last two US inflation reports showed that prices are dropping, though developments in the Middle East sent energy prices higher. At the time of writing, the XAU/USD traded at $4,034, down some 0.53%.

The U.S.-Iran cease-fire that was supposed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for good is falling apart.  American forces reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports this week and hit dozens of targets along Iran's coast, and Tehran answered by striking tankers moving through the strait without its permission.  Brent crude, which had drifted down into the mid-$70s while the June peace deal held, jumped back above $85 a barrel on the news, its highest level since the truce was signed.  It's the...

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The Bank of Canada (BoC) left its policy rate unchanged at 2.25% on Wednesday, as widely anticipated. Governor Tiff Macklem leaned hawkish in the press conference that followed the announcement, as policymakers seem confident about growth and inflation perspectives.

Crude oil inventories in the United States saw a decrease of 1.7 million barrels during the week ending July 10, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The increase brings commercial stockpiles to 409.7 million barrels, according to government data, which are now 6% below the five-year average for this time of year. The EIA's data release follows API's figures that were released a day earlier, which reported that crude oil inventories...

Nearly 135 million barrels of Russian crude oil are currently stranded at sea as a result of Ukraine’s airstrike campaign targeting refineries with the intent to cripple crude processing. The offshore backlog is forcing Moscow to significantly ramp up export volumes. Intensive Ukrainian drone strikes, including recent hits on the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat and Afipsky processing facilities, have knocked out roughly one-third of Russian domestic refining capacity bringing it to ~3.91 million...

A bipartisan group of US senators on July 14 introduced the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, unveiling a revised package of sanctions and tariffs aimed at squeezing Moscow's war finances while seeking to overcome concerns that had stalled earlier versions of the legislation. The bill, which has gathered more than 26 bipartisan co-sponsors, with supporters expecting that number to quickly grow, has taken on added political significance following the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham of South...

As with consumer prices, the index benefited from easing energy costs, particularly as oil fell due to the brief pause in tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Producer inflation in the United States, as measured by the change in the Producer Price Index (PPI), declined to 5.5% on a yearly basis in June from 6% in May, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Wednesday. This reading came in below the market expectation of 6.2%.

Oil prices rose early on Wednesday for the fourth consecutive trading session as the collapsed U.S.-Iran ceasefire precipitated a new crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran threatened to close “all other export corridors that benefit the US and its allies.” As of early trade in Europe on Wednesday, Brent Crude prices were up by 0.83%, remaining above the $85 per barrel mark. Meanwhile, the U.S. benchmark, WTI Crude, was up above $80 after climbing 0.89%. Oil prices have been rising since last...