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• Gold Prices Slip as Conflicting Rhetoric on US-Iran Peace Talks Fuels Market Uncertainty

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Metals

  Spot gold fell over 1% to $4,763 an ounce on Tuesday as investors reacted to mixed signals from the White House regarding a potential ceasefire extension. Despite geopolitical vola...

• Global Aluminum Market Hit by Unprecedented ‘Black Swan’ Supply Shock as Middle East Conflict Escalates

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Metals

  The global aluminum market has entered a severe "black swan" event, with the war in the Middle East triggering a supply shock that could result in a 2 million-ton deficit by year-e...

• Gold Prices Exhibit Extreme Volatility Near $4,800 per Ounce as Resumed Strait of Hormuz Blockade Triggers Global Energy Shock

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: Metals

  Gold spot prices experienced sharp fluctuations on Tuesday, April 21, as the re-closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces sent oil prices surging by 5%. Investors are pivot...

• Global Gold Markets Face $50M Counterfeit Surge as LBMA Mandates Strict Integrity Tracking

  Published: Apr 7, 2026

  Section: Markets

  The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) is moving to make its Gold Bar Integrity Database mandatory for accredited refiners by 2027 to combat increasingly sophisticated counte...

• Gold Hits Two Week High as Trump Signals Possible Conclusion to Conflict with Iran

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Markets

  Spot gold climbed to $4,717.82 per ounce on Wednesday following President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the war with Iran could end within weeks. The U.S. dollar retreated 0.4 per...

• Global Food Security Threatened as Middle East Conflict Triggers Surge in Fertilizer and Commodity Prices

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Middle East

  Escalating tensions in the Middle East and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have sparked a 4.1% rise in the global agricultural benchmark, fueled by surging energy and freight c...

• Ghanaian Cocoa Sector Faces One Billion Dollar Loss Following Production Collapse and Market Miscalculation

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Ghana has reported its lowest cocoa production in 15 years, dropping to 530,873 tonnes due to illegal mining and disease. The decline caused a massive financial shortfall after the...

• Gold Surges 2% in Technical Recovery as Peace Proposals De-Escalate Oil and Inflation Fears

  Published: Mar 25, 2026

  Section: Markets

  Gold prices climbed nearly 2% on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, recovering from a four-month low hit earlier in the week. The rally was fueled by a significant drop in oil prices follo...