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Geopolitical risk and supply disruptions drove the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) up 24% in Q1 2026, with energy leading ...

As weather patterns drive volatility across oil, coffee, cocoa and grain markets, the gap between what is happening on the ground and what is reflected in prices is becoming impossible to ignore.

My friend and Barchart coworker Elizabeth Volk sent me a story from Barrons Wednesday morning titled, “Kalshi to Add More Commodity Markets as Global Turmoil Drives Retail Trading”. The subject line ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

More than five years of cross‑current volatility in currencies, commodities and interest rates has middle market companies thinking longer and acting faster about hedging risk. Markets moved hard in ...

The most straightforward critique of any commodity supercycle thesis is that a sustained commodity rally is, by definition, ...

Markets appear stable on the surface, but underlying stress is building across interconnected commodity chains—oil, gas, petrochemicals, fertilizers, helium, and logistics—raising the risk of a ...

Rising oil and gold volumes signal growing demand for onchain macro trading, but limited liquidity and depth still keep traditional markets in control. Onchain commodity trading is proving it’s more ...