Commodities span precious metals, energy and industrials, and their prices respond to a mix of supply-and-demand fundamentals, the US dollar and the global growth outlook. Gold is a classic safe-haven and inflation hedge, while crude oil reacts to OPEC+ policy and geopolitics. Live spot and futures prices for the most-watched commodities are listed below.
The Trend column shows an indicative trend line that updates as live prices stream in. It is not a chart of real intraday price history.
Because most commodities are priced in dollars, they often move inversely to the greenback — a stronger dollar tends to weigh on metals and energy. Inventory reports, production decisions and risk events can spark large moves, so track them through our economic calendar and news feed. For the broader macro picture, compare commodities against forex and world indices.
A commodity is a basic raw material that is broadly interchangeable regardless of who produces it, which is why each grade trades at a single global price. They fall into groups such as precious metals (gold, silver), energy (crude oil, natural gas) and industrial metals (copper). The most-watched of these are listed on this page with live and delayed prices.
Gold is widely treated as a safe-haven asset and a hedge against inflation, so its price tends to respond to interest-rate expectations, the strength of the US dollar and shifts in risk sentiment. When investors grow cautious, demand for gold often rises; when rates climb, holding a non-yielding metal can look less attractive. You can track the data behind these moves on our economic calendar.
Most internationally traded commodities are quoted in US dollars, which gives buyers and sellers around the world a common benchmark. A practical effect is that commodities often move inversely to the dollar: when the dollar strengthens, dollar-priced metals and energy can become more expensive for other-currency buyers and may soften, and vice versa.
WTI and Brent are the two main benchmarks for crude oil. WTI (West Texas Intermediate) references US oil, while Brent references oil from the North Sea and is used as a global benchmark. They track each other closely but can trade at a price gap reflecting differences in quality, location and regional supply and demand.
It depends on the market and the upstream feed. Commodity quotes come from Yahoo Finance and may be live or delayed, and each table shows a "Live" or "Delayed" pill so you always know which you are viewing. If the feed is temporarily unreachable the page shows last-known prices rather than breaking. Figures are for information and education only, not for order execution.
