Commodities
Commdoities: Industrial metal and energy futures slip on coronavirus concerns
Commodity prices followed government bond yields lower on Wednesday as investors waited on the US central bank's policy decision.
Commodities: Crude oil futures continue to spill lower
Energy futures continued to cede ground despite multiple analysts' forecasts for a tightening supply balance later in the year as concerns of the impact that the new coronavirus in China might have on that economy weighed on near-term forecasts and sentiment.
Commodities: Coronavirus worries weigh on oil and copper futures
Energy futures in particular weakened following news that Chinese authorities had imposed a lockdown on most transport in two cities, Wuhan and Huanggang, on Thursday morning to try and avoid the spread of a new coronavirus in the country and further afield.
Gold prices surge as tensions ratchet in Middle East
The price of gold has surged after Iran launched retaliatory missile strikes against US targets, sending investors rushing to safe haven stocks.