Iraqi documents show that a minimum price has been set for crude oil tankers to be loaded outside the Strait of Hormuz in September and sold through tender.

ECB Governing Council member Kocher says that if new forecasts confirm increasing price pressures, another rate hike will be necessary

UK mortgage approvals plunge and consumer credit fluctuates, altering market expectations for interest rate cuts

Global government bond yields generally rise, putting pressure on precious metals and causing a pullback

Spot platinum has just broken through the $1,760.00/oz mark, now quoted at $1,759.63/oz, down 1.89% on the day; Nymex platinum futures main contract is now at $1,768.5/oz, down 1.43% on the day.