October 16, 2026

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Gold Mining Stocks Explained: How Miners Differ From Owning Gold

By Commodities Market Writer / October 16, 2026

Miners can rise faster than gold, and fall harder. How gold mining stocks work, operating leverage, AISC, types of miners and the risks bullion doesn’t have.

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Beyond the Headlines: Harnessing Social Intelligence for Commodity Market Foresight

By Commodities Market Writer / October 16, 2026

This article explores how active commodity traders can leverage social intelligence for commodity market foresight. It offers a significant competitive advantage in dynamic markets.

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Odd Lots: French Politics Are Leading to a Debt Crisis (Podcast)

By Commodities Market Writer / October 16, 2026

Just about everyone is worried about what is going on in France right now: the country’s public finances are in sorry shape and there are fears that the French bond selloff, and the country’s growing debt crisis, might spillover into the rest of Europe. On top of that, the 2027 elections have investors worried: The two leading candidates, Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, aren’t seen to be up to the task of taming France’s fiscal turmoil. Shahin Vallée was an advisor to Emmanuel Macron when

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German Power Supplier Exits Raise Specter of 2022 Energy Crisis

By Commodities Market Writer / October 16, 2026

Two German power retailers are exiting Germany’s household market, forcing about 300,000 customers to find new suppliers as surging wholesale electricity costs put pressure on the industry.

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Coffee’s Coming Glut May Not Be Enough to Calm Volatile Prices

By Commodities Market Writer / October 16, 2026

After years of shortages, the world is finally getting more coffee. The question is how much of it will reach the exchange warehouses that underpin prices across the industry.

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China Moves to Prop Up Stocks With Selling Curbs, Buybacks

By Commodities Market Writer / October 16, 2026

China moved to stabilize its equity market by urging companies and state funds to buy shares while guiding some investors to curb selling, people familiar with the matter said.

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