commodities

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In early European trading, futures in New York were 0.9% higher at $4,564 a troy ounce, while the U.S. dollar index slipped 0.2% to 99.01, making dollar-denominated commodities cheaper for overseas buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Just like the stock or commodities markets, prediction markets make money through charging a small fee on any bet.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Darwin is Australia's closest port to Asia, and cargo shipments of commodities including iron ore and liquefied natural gas to China have dominated trade ties.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Carney has set a goal of doubling by 2035 the value of non-U.S. exports, or roughly $220 billion in new orders for Canadian commodities, goods and services.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Huge surpluses of wheat, corn, milk, pork, and beef produced in the Midwest had caused the price of farm commodities to crash.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown