Commodity Price Movement Recap2026. 05. 20. 06:39:59May 19 Settlement Recap — Iran Strike Delay, Bond Rout Hit Oil and Gold; Grains Give Back a SliceTrump's Iran strike postponement drained crude's risk premium, pushing WTI -1.75% to ~$102.55 and Brent -1.46% to ~$110.46. A 30Y Treasury yield at 5.19% (2007 high) crushed gold -1.01% to $4,506.30. Corn and soybeans slipped 0.2–0.4% on profit-taking; copper shed 1.71% on the yield spike and a China industrial data miss.
Commodity Price Movement Recap2026. 05. 19. 06:06:55May 18 Settlement Recap — Oil Rallies on Iran Discount, Soybeans Surge on China Pledge, Gold Consolidates Near $4,553WTI rose 3.1% to ~$108.70 as the Iran/Hormuz premium held and EIA showed a 4.3 mb draw. CBOT soybeans surged ~2.8% on China's $17 billion annual ag pledge and a bullish USDA WASDE; corn followed. COMEX gold drifted -0.07% to $4,552.50 as rising 10-year yields (4.56%, 52-week high) offset safe-haven demand from Moody's U.S. downgrade. Copper stabilized near $5.90/lb after a five-session slide.
Commodity Price Movement Recap2026. 05. 17. 23:52:16May 15 Settlement Recap — Oil Surges as Iran Ceasefire CollapsesNYMEX WTI surged above $105 after Iran's Hormuz closure resumed; gold retreated on rising real rates; copper reversed sharply; corn hit a decade-high on USDA's tightest stocks estimate since 2013–14; soybeans held gains on China demand.