Commodities

Current price of oil as of October 6, 2026

As of October 6, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time, oil was trading at $101.43 per barrel based on the Brent benchmark, down $4.38...

Yemen government forces reclaim key Red Sea port city from Iran-backed Houthis in major counteroffensive

Yemen government forces backed by Saudi Arabia said they recaptured the strategic port city of Mokha from Iran-backed Houthis in a lightning advance aimed...

Russian gold floods Hong Kong as Western sanctions redraw bullion trade

Hong Kong imported 112.7 tonnes of Russian-origin gold in the first seven months of 2026, already surpassing the full-year record of 92.1 tonnes set...

U.S. shale executives have no idea when the oil market will go off a cliff

The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to approximately 284 million barrels, its lowest level since 1982, and is set to drop to 243...

Saudi Aramco’s CEO may be too downbeat about the road to restocking global oil supplies

The CEO of Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's state-owned petroleum and natural-gas company, said that rebuilding global crude oil inventories could take longer than expected,...

Current price of oil as of Oct. 2, 2026

Oil was priced at $103.37 per barrel on October 2, 2026 at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time, with Brent serving as the global benchmark. This...

‘Did they achieve their goal? Partially’: Putin admits weakness as Ukraine claims 51% hit to Russia’s oil refining capacity

Ukraine claims its long-range strikes have neutralized 51% of Russia's oil refining capacity, dealing a significant blow to Moscow's economy and its ability to...

Current price of oil as of October 5, 2026

As of October 5, 2026 at 7 a.m. Eastern Time, oil was trading at $105.81 per barrel based on the Brent benchmark, up $2.44...