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The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Each trading day, Lucas and Luna sit at a commodities-trading desk and examine the forces moving oil, gold, wheat, copper, and other raw material markets. They ground every conversation in the day's price action, inventory reports, weather patterns, geopolitical developments, and currency moves that drive supply and demand. Lucas brings the macro context — central bank policy shifts, manufacturing PMIs, and freight costs — while Luna presses on the micro: what a strike at a Chilean copper mine…
Episodes
The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material MarketsWhy Coffee Futures Are Plunging While Cocoa Soars
This episode of The Commodities Economy with Fexingo explores the dramatic divergence between coffee and cocoa futures in July 2026. Lucas and Luna break down…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Wheat and Corn Are Diverging on Global Supply Fears
In July 2026, wheat has surged 8.2% in five days while corn has jumped 7.8%, but the reasons behind each rally are very different. Lucas and Luna break down…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Saudi Crude Output Cuts Are Reshaping Global Oil Logistics
Episode 119 of The Commodities Economy examines how Saudi Arabia's sustained crude output cuts are forcing a fundamental reshuffling of global oil flows…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Cotton Collapse Signals Broader Economic Slowdown
Cotton prices just had their worst week in months, dropping below 78 cents while wheat surges past 680. Lucas and Luna unpack what the divergence tells us…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Wheat Surges Past Corn on Global Supply Fears in July 2026
In this episode of The Commodities Economy, hosts Lucas and Luna drill into the striking divergence in the grains market: wheat up 9.2% in five days while corn…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Copper Hits Record High While Gold Stagnates
Episode 116 of The Commodities Economy with Fexingo examines why copper is hitting new all-time highs while gold remains stagnant. Lucas and Luna break down…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Saudi Crude Output Cuts Reshape Global Oil Logistics
Episode 115 of The Commodities Economy examines how Saudi Arabia's decision to maintain additional voluntary production cuts through September 2026 is…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Aluminum Tariffs Are Reshaping Base Metal Flows
Hosts Lucas and Luna drill into the surprising ripple effects of the new 25% U.S. tariff on Brazilian goods. While the headline targets trade practices, the…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Gold Is Falling While Copper Rises in July 2026
Gold has dropped over one percent in the past five sessions, landing near $4,060, while copper has rallied 2.4 percent to $6.38. Lucas and Luna examine what…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Corn Is Surging Past Wheat in July 2026
This episode of The Commodities Economy drills into a striking divergence in the grain complex: corn futures up 5.1% in the past week while wheat gains a more…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Gold Breaks Down When Real Yields Rise
Gold has dropped nearly two percent in the last five days, settling around $4,057 an ounce, while the ten-year breakeven inflation rate ticked up to 2.26…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Corn Ethanol Is Driving a Surge in Fertilizer Costs
Episode 110 of The Commodities Economy dives into the unexpected link between skyrocketing corn prices and a surge in fertilizer costs. With July 2026 corn…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How the Strait of Hormuz Toll Is Reshaping Oil Spreads
On July 13, 2026, Brent crude surged past $82 while WTI held near $77, widening the Brent-WTI spread to over $5 for the first time in months. The catalyst?…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How the Brent-WTI Spread Explodes During Strait of Hormuz Tensions
As US-Iran airstrikes escalate and the Strait of Hormuz standoff intensifies, Brent crude has surged past $78 while WTI lags near $74, widening the spread to…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Copper Breaks Out as Oil and Gold Stagnate in July 2026
In this episode of The Commodities Economy, Lucas and Luna break down copper's unexpected breakout to $6.28 per pound, while oil and gold drift amid mixed…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How the Brent-WTI Spread Signals Geopolitical Risk
In this episode of The Commodities Economy, Lucas and Luna unpack the widening gap between Brent and WTI crude oil, which has surged past $5 a barrel for the…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why the Brent-WTI Spread Is Widening in a Geopolitical Summer
Lucas and Luna break down the widening spread between Brent crude and WTI crude oil in July 2026. With Brent at 76 dollars per barrel and WTI at 71, the gap…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why the Brent-WTI Spread Is Widening in a Geopolitical Summer
The gap between Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate has blown out to over $4.50 a barrel as of July 11, 2026 — the widest in a year. Lucas and Luna break…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Wheat Is Surging While Natural Gas Crashes in July 2026
On this episode of The Commodities Economy, Lucas and Luna explore the bizarre divergence between wheat and natural gas. Wheat futures are up 5.5% in the last…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Cotton Is Surging Past Crude Oil This July
Crude oil is bouncing back—Brent gained 5% in five days—but cotton is the real story. Up 8.8% in the same window, cotton futures hit 80.49 cents. Lucas and…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Natural Gas Is Getting Crushed While Cotton Surges
July 2026 is delivering a strange divergence in commodity markets: cotton is surging past 80 cents while natural gas is getting hammered. Lucas and Luna dig…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Brent Crude Is Surging Past WTI in July 2026
On the 100th episode of The Commodities Economy, Lucas and Luna dig into the surprising divergence between Brent and WTI crude oil. With Brent futures at…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Brent Crude Is Surging Past WTI in July 2026
Lucas and Luna break down the growing divergence between Brent and WTI crude oil in early July 2026. With Brent futures surging past $78 a barrel and WTI…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Cotton Is Surging Past 80 Cents While Crude Oil Rebounds
On this episode of The Commodities Economy, Lucas and Luna explore why cotton futures have surged past 80 cents a pound in July 2026, gaining over 10 percent…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Cotton Is Surging Past 80 Cents in July 2026
Cotton futures just hit 80.68 cents—up 10% in a week—while most other commodities are flat or falling. Lucas and Luna break down the perfect storm: dry weather…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Wheat Is Surging While Corn Stalls This July
Lucas and Luna unpack the surprising divergence in grain markets in July 2026. Wheat futures have jumped 3.5% in the past five days to $6.12 per bushel, while…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Coffee Futures Are Surging Past 350 Cents in July 2026
Coffee futures have surged 11.6% in the past five days, breaking past 347 cents — a level not seen in years. In this episode, Lucas and Luna dissect…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Soybeans Are Surging While Corn Stalls in July 2026
Episode 94 of The Commodities Economy explores why soybeans are suddenly the star of the grain complex, gaining over 5% in a week while corn's rally…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Cotton Is Outperforming Gold This July 2026
Cotton futures have surged past 77 cents, gaining 7.7% in the last five trading days. Meanwhile, gold is at a record $4,187 but is actually lagging. Lucas and…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Natural Gas Is the Real Winner in a Cooling Economy
Episode 92 of The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna break down why natural gas is surging 2% this week while crude stagnates. They examine the…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Corn Is Surging While Wheat Stalls in July 2026
In this episode of The Commodities Economy, Lucas and Luna break down the diverging paths of corn and wheat in early July 2026. With corn futures up 5.7% over…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Silver Is Suddenly Outshining Gold in July 2026
Gold has been grabbing headlines with a 4.1% weekly surge to $4,187 an ounce, but silver is quietly putting up even bigger numbers — up 8% in the same period…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Gold Rallies While Oil Slides on Rate Cut Hopes
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the growing divergence between gold and crude oil as of early July 2026. Gold has surged 4.1% in five days to over…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Oil Is Falling Despite Rising Gold and Silver
Episode 88 of The Commodities Economy with Fexingo breaks down why crude oil is tumbling even as gold and silver rally in early July 2026. Lucas and Luna…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Uranium Is Quietly Becoming This Summer's Hottest Commodity
While oil, gold, and grains dominate headlines, uranium has quietly rallied 18 percent since April, touching its highest price since the Fukushima disaster…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Copper Is Outperforming Gold in July 2026
Gold sits above $4,000 but copper is the real story. Lucas and Luna break down why industrial metals are diverging from precious metals in mid-2026. With…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Copper Prices Are Defying the Economic Slowdown
Episode 85 of The Commodities Economy. Copper has been one of the best-performing commodities in 2026, holding above $6 per pound even as oil and stocks slide…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Cotton Is Surging Past 77 Cents While Corn Stalls
Cotton futures have rallied 8 percent in the last week to above 77 cents per pound, making it the top performer across major agricultural commodities…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Natural Gas Is the Odd Market Out This Summer
While crude oil slides on Iran truce hopes and gold holds above 4000, natural gas is tumbling even faster. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the supply…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Corn Is Surging While Wheat Stalls in June 2026
In this episode of The Commodities Economy, hosts Lucas and Luna break down the striking divergence between corn and wheat futures in late June 2026. With corn…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Copper Is Surging While Oil Tanks on Iran Truce
Episode 81 of The Commodities Economy examines the surprising divergence between copper and oil markets as the Iran truce sends crude lower but industrial…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Copper Is Surging While Oil Tanks on Iran Truce
Episode 80 of The Commodities Economy digs into the stark divergence between oil and copper in late June 2026. While crude tumbled below $70 on a sudden…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Crude Is Falling Despite Iran Strait Tensions
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the strange disconnect between escalating geopolitical risk in the Strait of Hormuz and falling crude oil prices. With…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Coffee Is Crashing Despite a Supply Shock
Coffee futures have plunged 9.3% in the past week, even as the market digests the fallout from a devastating frost in Brazil's arabica-growing regions…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Oil Is Tumbling Despite Strait of Hormuz Tensions
Crude oil has plunged over 7% in the past five days even as a tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions. Lucas and Luna…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Coffee Prices Are Spiking Despite a Broad Commodity Sell-Off
Episode 76 of The Commodities Economy breaks down the coffee market's stunning rally in late June 2026, when coffee futures surged 3.5% in a single week…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Crude Oil Plunged Despite Iran Strait of Hormuz Tensions
In this episode of The Commodities Economy, Lucas and Luna unpack why crude oil prices dropped more than 7% in five days even as headlines warned of Iranian…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Corn Is Surging While the Rest of Ag Stalls in June 2026
Episode 74 of The Commodities Economy drills into a striking divergence in June 2026: corn futures are up 7.7% in the last five days while wheat and soybeans…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Soybeans Are Surging While Corn Stalls in June 2026
Episode 73 of The Commodities Economy looks at the soybean rally that has pushed prices up 3.7 percent in a week, while corn has barely moved. Lucas and Luna…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Soybeans Are Crushing Corn in the 2026 Crop Cycle
On this episode of The Commodities Economy, Lucas and Luna break down a striking divergence in the grain pits: soybeans are up nearly 2 percent over the past…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Soybeans Are Defying the Commodity Sell-Off in June 2026
In this episode of The Commodities Economy, Lucas and Luna break down why soybeans are surging while most other commodities—crude oil, copper, silver—are in a…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Coffee Prices Hit Seven-Year High on Brazil Frost Fears
Arabica coffee futures surged 4.7% in the last week, pushing prices to levels not seen since 2019. Lucas and Luna break down why a late-season frost warning in…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Silver's 12 Percent Plunge vs Gold's Slide What the Divergence Means
Gold has fallen five percent over the past week to around 4140 dollars an ounce. Silver has crashed more than twice as hard, down nearly 13 percent. In this…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Silver Is Down 11 Percent While Gold Holds Above 4000
Silver has taken a brutal hit, dropping more than 11 percent in a single week, while gold remains stubbornly above $4,000. Lucas and Luna dig into the…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Cotton Is Surging While the Broader Commodity Index Stalls
Lucas and Luna break down the cotton rally that has pushed futures up more than 6 percent in five sessions while crude, gold, and silver tumble. They trace the…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Corn Is Surging While Gold and Oil Tumble
Corn futures have jumped 7% in a week to $4.42 per bushel, making it the hottest commodity in the market right now. Meanwhile, gold is slipping from record…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Corn Is Surging While Cotton Steals the Show
Corn futures have jumped nearly 7 percent in five days, even as cotton outpaces every major commodity this month. Lucas and Luna unpack the diverging stories…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
How Cotton Futures Are Outrunning the Commodity Sell-Off
Episode 64 of The Commodities Economy: Cotton futures have surged 8% in a week while crude oil, gold, and silver are all deep in the red. Lucas and Luna unpack…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Copper Is Selling Off Despite the Energy Transition
Episode 63 of The Commodities Economy digs into copper's surprising 2.2% weekly decline to $6.34 per pound, even as the energy transition narrative…
- The Commodities Economy with Fexingo: Oil, Gold, Wheat, and Raw Material Markets
Why Natural Gas Is Bucking the Commodity Sell-Off
On this episode of The Commodities Economy, Lucas and Luna examine the surprising divergence in commodity markets as of June 20, 2026. Crude oil is down over…