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Energy markets have always been sensitive to geopolitical events, but the nature of that sensitivity has changed.

In the wake of the Iran war, prices are surging for critical elements used in defense and the semiconductors that power ...

Energy disruptions supported broad commodity gains. CMCITR posted strong returns but trailed BCOM. Supply constraints ...

During the past two decades, crude oil has shown how volatile these markets can be. The lead-month high reached $147.27 per ...

Commodities supercycles can reshape markets for years, if not decades. We appear to be in one again, as the Iran war has ...

U.S. commodity markets are sliding sharply, with oil, metals, grains and bonds all weakening at the same time, and the latest data shows a broad deterioration across nearly every category. Oil prices ...

Assets across the board have been turbulent in the month since the war began.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz exposed the fragility of global energy supply chains, highlighting energy security as a ...

The report said that weekly trading volume in commodity perpetuals surged a whopping 65,463% in the first quarter of 2026, ...

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

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