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Soft Commodities

Cocoa Prices Settle Sharply Higher on Signs of Recovering Demand
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Thursday closed up +403 (+6.66%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed up…
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Soft Commodities

Brazilian Real Strength Supports Sugar Prices
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) on Thursday closed up +0.01 (+0.07%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26)…
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Soft Commodities

Cotton Faces Moderate Weakness
Cotton futures were down 4 to 24 points across the board at the Thursday close. Crude oil corrected back lower…
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Indices

Hong Kong Stocks Rise on Chip Rally
The Hang Seng Index rose 1.2%, or 283 points, to 24,327 on Friday, tracking gains after a rally in US…
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Indices

China Stocks Extend Gains
The Shanghai Composite rose 0.2% to 4,045 on Friday, while the Shenzhen Component climbed 1.2% to 15,580, extending the previous…
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Metals

Gold Poised to End Week Little Changed
Gold steadied above $4,100 an ounce on Friday and was on track to finish the volatile week little changed, as…
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Economics

Japan Producer Inflation Hits Highest Since March 2023
Japan’s producer prices rose 7.1% year-on-year in June 2026, accelerating from an upwardly revised 6.6% increase in the previous month…
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Forex

Australian Dollar Set for a Muted Week
The Australian dollar rose to around $0.695 but was on track to finish the week largely unchanged as investors monitored…
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Indices

South Korean Shares Extend Gains
The benchmark KOSPI rose more than 4% to around 7,620 on Friday, extending gains from the previous session as chipmakers…
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Energies

E.U Gas Prices Retreat
European natural gas prices dropped more than 2% to €49.1 per MWh on Friday, pulling back from a one-month high…
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