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The USD/CAD pair fails to capitalize on the previous day's modest recovery from the 1.3630 region, or its lowest level since March 13, and remains on the back foot during the Asian session on Wednesday.

Asian equities perform mixed amid uncertainty over US–Iran peace talks. US Vice President JD Vance canceled his visit to Islamabad after Tehran declined talks via Pakistan.

The United Kingdom (UK) Office for National Statistics (ONS) will publish the high-impact Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for March at 06:00 GMT.

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that the United States Navy will continue the blockade of Iranian ports, warning that constraints on maritime trade are aimed at targeting Iran’s main revenue sources.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – struggles to capitalize on the previous day's strong rally and trades with a mild negative bias during the Asian session on Wednesday.

Iraq has been facing a critical oil export crisis since tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz largely seized up. About a month ago, Iraq reached a temporary agreement with Iran to allow its ships to sail through the waterway; however, additional war risk premiums for Persian Gulf transits have

Seven weeks after the war in the Middle East began, the world has already lost 500 million barrels of oil supply, equal to around $50 billion at an average price of $100 per barrel, around which futures prices have been hovering since February 28. The losses are enormous and continue to pile up as t

Pakistan has been at the center of media coverage of the Middle East war as the country that took up the initiative to moderate peace talks. It also happens to be the country arguably most hurt by the war without being directly involved in the hostilities. Pakistan is a big importer of liquefied nat

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States fell by 4.4 million barrels in the week ending April 17. In the week prior, US crude oil inventories rose by 6.10 million barrels. Analysts had expected a 1 million barrel draw. Inventories in the US Str

Gold (XAU/USD) price tumbles by more than 2% on Tuesday amid a lack of confirmation of a second round of talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan. Conversely, Crude Oil prices edged higher, a tailwind for the Greenback given its positive correlation with WTI.

USD/CAD holds firm on Tuesday as the US Dollar (USD) steadies after recent weakness, although the pair lacks strong upside momentum as elevated Oil prices provide underlying support to the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD).

Western mining companies and investors continue to flock to Kazakhstan in search of deals, drawn by the country’s abundance of minerals and its comparatively well-developed legal framework. But Astana, buoyed by Washington’s and Brussels’ increasing interest in critical minerals, has begun tinkering

China is likely to return to buying large volumes of oil within weeks after selling down inventories during the peak of the Iran supply disruption, according to Mercuria. Marco Dunand, chief executive of the trading house, said at the FT Commodities Summit that China has been drawing from commercial

NZD/USD trades around 0.5900 on Tuesday at the time of writing, up 0.20% on the day, extending its rebound from the lows near 0.5850 recorded on Monday.

U.S. intervention in Venezuela, with illegitimate President Nicolas Maduro snatched in a daring January 2026 night raid, opened the country's oil industry to foreign investment. While President Donald Trump is aggressively pushing for Big Oil to invest in Venezuela, energy majors are taking a more s

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil trades around $98.25 at the time of writing on Tuesday, up 0.21% on the day.

Environmental activists on Tuesday launched a new lawsuit against Shell in the Netherlands, demanding that the supermajor stop bringing new oil and gas fields on stream to avoid additional emissions. Friends of the Earth – the Netherlands, or Milieudefensie, delivered the summons to Shell on Tuesday