Macro dashboard

Commodities

Energy, metals and agricultural prices, how they have changed recently, and how they relate to US interest rates.

Updated 21 Oct 2026, 01:48 UTC

Key numbers

Latest value and its change over the last week (1W), month (1M), year to date (YTD, where shown) and year (1Y). Changes in rates are in basis points (bp = 0.01%), changes in inflation in percentage points (pp), changes in prices and indices in %.

Brent crude oil

110.01 $/barrel

as of 20 Oct 2026

1W
+4.1%
1M
+5.9%
YTD
+80.8%
1Y
+80.3%

WTI crude oil

98.90 $/barrel

as of 20 Oct 2026

1W
+5.1%
1M
−1.4%
YTD
+72.2%
1Y
+71.9%

Henry Hub natural gas

2.970 $/MMBtu

as of 20 Oct 2026

1W
−9.5%
1M
+2.0%
YTD
−19.4%
1Y
−12.6%

Gold

4,139.80 $/oz

as of 20 Oct 2026

1W
−0.9%
1M
−6.4%
YTD
−4.6%
1Y
−5.0%

Copper

6.609 $/lb

as of 20 Oct 2026

1W
−1.0%
1M
−0.1%
YTD
+17.4%
1Y
+32.2%

Wheat

641.50 cents/bushel

as of 20 Oct 2026

1W
−4.1%
1M
−10.2%
YTD
+26.5%
1Y
+27.1%

Performance

Percentage change in price versus 1 week, 1 month, the end of last year and 1 year earlier. Green = up, red = down.

CommodityLastUnitDate 1W1MYTD1YSource
WTI crude oil 98.90 $/barrel 20 Oct 2026 +5.1%−1.4%+72.2%+71.9% Yahoo Finance
Brent crude oil 110.01 $/barrel 20 Oct 2026 +4.1%+5.9%+80.8%+80.3% Yahoo Finance
Henry Hub natural gas 2.970 $/MMBtu 20 Oct 2026 −9.5%+2.0%−19.4%−12.6% Yahoo Finance
TTF natural gas (Europe) 86.44 €/MWh 20 Oct 2026 −0.9%+8.7%+207.0%+172.4% Yahoo Finance
Gold 4,139.80 $/oz 20 Oct 2026 −0.9%−6.4%−4.6%−5.0% Yahoo Finance
Silver 57.83 $/oz 20 Oct 2026 −2.3%−13.1%−17.6%+13.1% Yahoo Finance
Copper 6.609 $/lb 20 Oct 2026 −1.0%−0.1%+17.4%+32.2% Yahoo Finance
Aluminium (COMEX) 3,103.75 $/tonne 20 Oct 2026 −0.8%−10.0%+6.8%+15.4% Yahoo Finance
Wheat 641.50 cents/bushel 20 Oct 2026 −4.1%−10.2%+26.5%+27.1% Yahoo Finance
Corn 461.75 cents/bushel 20 Oct 2026 −4.4%−12.5%+4.9%+9.1% Yahoo Finance

Energy

Oil and natural gas: WTI is the US benchmark, Brent the international one; Henry Hub is US gas, TTF (Netherlands) is European gas.

WTI and Brent crude oil

How to read it: Brent (international) and WTI (US) are the two main oil prices. They usually move together, and the gap between them reflects local supply and transport conditions. Oil prices have historically swung widely with global demand, supply decisions and geopolitical events.

Source: Yahoo Finance ↗ (2 series) · Notes: WTI below zero in 2020, Continuous futures, US recession bands (NBER)

Latest data: WTI crude oil 20 Oct 2026 · Brent crude oil 20 Oct 2026

Henry Hub natural gas (US)

How to read it: Henry Hub is the benchmark price of natural gas in the US. It has historically been seasonal and sensitive to the weather, because heating and power demand change through the year.

Source: Yahoo Finance ↗ · Notes: Continuous futures, US recession bands (NBER)

Latest data: Henry Hub natural gas 20 Oct 2026

TTF natural gas (Europe)

How to read it: TTF is the benchmark price of natural gas in Europe, in euro per megawatt-hour. Europe relies on imports, so its price has tended to react strongly to supply disruptions, as in 2022 when pipeline gas from Russia was cut.

Source: Yahoo Finance ↗ · Notes: TTF history, Continuous futures, US recession bands (NBER)

Latest data: TTF natural gas (Europe) 20 Oct 2026

Precious metals

Gold and silver: safe-haven assets and stores of value. There is no free fallback source: if Yahoo does not respond the charts stay empty.

Gold

How to read it: Gold pays no interest and is often held as a store of value in uncertain times. Historically its price has tended to rise when investors look for safety, but it has also fallen for long periods.

Source: Yahoo Finance ↗ · Notes: Continuous futures, US recession bands (NBER)

Latest data: Gold 20 Oct 2026

Silver

Industrial metals

Copper and aluminium are used in construction, electrical equipment and manufacturing: their prices follow the global economic cycle (above all Chinese demand).

Copper

How to read it: Copper is used in buildings, wiring and machinery, so its price has historically followed the strength of manufacturing and of Chinese demand. It is sometimes called a barometer of growth, but it is not a reliable forecast.

Source: Yahoo Finance ↗ · Notes: Continuous futures, US recession bands (NBER)

Latest data: Copper 20 Oct 2026

Aluminium (COMEX)

Agricultural

Chicago Board of Trade futures, in US cents per bushel (about 27 kg of wheat or 25 kg of corn).

Wheat

How to read it: Wheat is a staple food crop. Its price has historically reacted to harvests, weather, export restrictions and wars in the main producing countries, as in 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Source: Yahoo Finance ↗ · Notes: Continuous futures, US recession bands (NBER)

Latest data: Wheat 20 Oct 2026

Corn

Commodities and rates

Two-panel charts with the same time axis: the commodity on top, the US rate below, each with its own scale (no dual axis). The period shown is the one in which both series exist: TIPS and breakeven data start in 2003.

Gold vs 10-year US real yield (TIPS)

Copper/gold ratio vs 10-year Treasury

WTI crude oil vs 10-year expected inflation (breakeven)

Brent − WTI spread

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