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Soybean Prices Near Multi-Week High on Weak Dollar

29 Jan, 2026
Soybean futures hovered around $10.70 per bushel, near their highest level since mid-December, supported by a weaker US dollar even as expectations of a bumper Brazilian harvest limited further gains. The greenback slid to its lowest level ...

Wheat Prices Ease as Weather Fears Fade

29 Jan, 2026
Wheat futures hovered near $5.20 per bushel, easing from a nearly six-week high of $5.30 reached on Monday, as concerns over weather-related supply disruptions began to fade. Fears that a US winter storm could damage crops or disrupt grain ...

Russian gas imports: EU Council gives final greenlight to a stepwise ban

29 Jan, 2026
Yesterday, the 27 EU member states formally adopted the regulation on phasing out Russian imports of both pipeline gas and liquified natural gas (LNG) into the EU. The new rules also include measures on effective monitoring and diversificat...

Global power emissions flat in 2025 as China, India cut coal pollution

28 Jan, 2026
Global power sector emissions showed rare stability in 2025 as sharp gains in clean energy across Asia began to outweigh rising coal use elsewhere. New data, as reported by Reuters, suggest that China and India, the world’s largest coal con...

Copper Gains as Dollar Weakens

28 Jan, 2026
Copper futures rose 2% to around $5.98 per pound on Wednesday, reversing losses from the previous session as a sharp decline in the dollar lifted the broader metals complex, including copper, gold and silver. A weaker greenback makes dollar...

Copper gains to continue after consolidation: UBS

28 Jan, 2026
Copper prices have moved into a consolidation phase after a strong rally, with momentum easing around $13,000 per metric ton as elevated prices dampened Chinese demand and rising inventories added short-term pressure. According to UBS strat...

Egypt ranks second worldwide as wheat output records major gains in 2025

28 Jan, 2026
Egypt has achieved a breakthrough in wheat production in 2025, securing second place globally in terms of average yield per feddan, according to official data released by the Ministry of Agriculture. The ministry reported that the national ...

Iron Ore Hits 1-Month Low

28 Jan, 2026
Iron ore futures slid to around CNY 785 per ton, touching a one month low as inventories at Chinese ports jumped to their highest level since 2022 last week, signaling softer demand amid ample supply. Steel demand weakened further as constr...