Commodities

Image for Fishing boats worldwide tuck dockside as diesel prices surge on Iran war
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Fishing boats worldwide tuck dockside as diesel prices surge on Iran war

By Lauren Owens Lambert and Leah Douglas KENNEBUNK, Maine, May 21 (Reuters) - Captain Chris Welch of...

21st May, 2026

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Europe must break China's grip on rare earths pricing to spur investment, sector body says

By Julia Payne and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - Europe must build its own pricing...

20th May, 2026

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EU shortlists tungsten, rare earths for first stockpile to curb China reliance

By Julia Payne and Pratima Desai BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - The European Union has shortlisted tun...

20th May, 2026

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US wants Ukraine to help ease restrictions on Belarus potash, Bloomberg News reports

May 20 (Reuters) - The United States is urging Ukraine to relax restrictions on imports of potash fe...

20th May, 2026

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Finance

Europe's smelters need long-term price protection, Trafigura CEO says

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - European smelters need "life support" such as long-term...

20th May, 2026

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Finance

Oil prices ease after Trump says US will end Iran war 'very quickly'

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald...

20th May, 2026

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Factbox-What is Russia's Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline to China?

By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson May 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China and...

19th May, 2026

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Finance

Oil edges up ahead of Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing

By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, May 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Thursday as investors...

14th May, 2026

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Oil prices rise as fragile US-Iran talks sustain supply worries

By Anmol Choubey May 12 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Tuesday as negotiations...

12th May, 2026

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Water levels on Rhine river in Germany rising after rain, may normalise this week

HAMBURG, May 11 (Reuters) - Rain has increased water levels on the river Rhine in Germany enabling c...

11th May, 2026

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US oil prices jump on US-Iran hostilities

BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures rose as much as 3% in early trading on Friday after re...

7th May, 2026

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Exclusive-Oil-price bets ahead of Iran war news totalled $7 billion, reporting shows

By Amanda Cooper and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - A series of well-timed market bets...

7th May, 2026