The conflict in the Red Sea is expanding beyond its original flashpoints, drawing more regional players into the crisis and adding fresh pressure to global energy markets. As fighting intensifies, oil prices have resumed their climb, raising concerns about inflation and broader market volatility.
In this update, we examine how the widening Red Sea conflict is influencing Brent crude, why renewed geopolitical tensions are pushing oil prices higher, and what investors should watch as energy markets respond to an increasingly unstable region.
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Metals Recap — October 22
◆ Dec gold -$77.70 → $4,070.80 (nearly 4-month low)
◆ Dec silver -$2.40 → $55.31 (11-month low)
◆ Chart selling and long liquidation dominate
◆ U.S. and Israel develop post-midterm Iran strike plans
◆ Washington orders non-emergency staff out of Saudi Arabia
◆ Crude briefly tops $100
◆ Jobless claims: 194K — near 60-year low
◆ French bond spread over Germany hits 2011 high
Wyckoff Market Rating: Gold 2.0 · Silver 1.0.
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Metals Recap — October 21
◆ Dec gold +$8.70 → $4,151.30
◆ Dec silver -$0.27 → $57.73
◆ Five risks simmering: Iran war, EU bonds, Russia-Ukraine, midterms, FOMC
◆ Iran: Hormuz reopens only if U.S. returns to June MOU terms
◆ Diplomat denies deal is close — crude oil rises again
◆ Trump hints at post-midterm Iran strikes
◆ Trading choppy — no catalyst either way yet
Wyckoff Market Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 1.5.
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Metals Recap — October 19
◆ Dec gold -$17.20 → $4,163.50 (off AM high of $4,190.10)
◆ Dec silver → $57.265 (near flat)
◆ Tech stocks rebound — safe-haven bid fades midday
◆ French protests erupt into street clashes — euro near multi-month low
◆ Zelenskyy: Trump pressuring Ukraine to concede to Russia
◆ China Q3 GDP beats at 4.5%
◆ October Fed hike odds: just 15% — FOMC next week
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Metals Recap — October 19
◆ Dec gold -$17.20 → $4,163.50 (off AM high of $4,190.10)
◆ Dec silver → $57.265 (near flat)
◆ Tech stocks rebound — safe-haven bid fades midday
◆ French protests erupt into street clashes — euro near multi-month low
◆ Zelenskyy: Trump pressuring Ukraine to concede to Russia
◆ China Q3 GDP beats at 4.5%
◆ October Fed hike odds: just 15% — FOMC next week
Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 1.5
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A.M. Metals Check — October 16
◆ Dec gold +$25.50 → $4,195.60
◆ Dec silver +$0.789 → $57.935
◆ Warsh at IMF Bangkok: hot inflation “did not alter his assessment”
◆ No hawkish signal — October hike odds fall further
◆ Dollar eases on the news
◆ Warsh: AI task force field hearing Nov. 16 in San Francisco
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A.M. Metals Check — October 9
◆ Dec gold +$49.90 → $4,207.00
◆ Dec silver +$1.291 → $60.73
◆ Safe-haven demand resurfaces — shaky global bond markets
◆ Term premium on U.S. Treasuries hits decade-plus high
◆ French bond spread over Italian debt hits record
◆ Fed hold odds: 82% for October — 81% for December hike
◆ Trump: U.S. won’t attack Iran before midterms — oil falls
Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 2.5
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Metals Recap — October 7
◆ Dec gold -$57.10 → $4,131.10 (2-month low)
◆ Dec silver -$1.484 → $60.08 (2-month low)
◆ 10-yr yield at 5.316% — last seen in 2002
◆ 30-yr yield hits 5.70% — 24-year high
◆ Dollar near 1.5-year high
◆ Fed hold odds: 78% for October — 69% for December hike
◆ Gold ETF holdings hit record 4,256 tons — Q3 inflows record $31B
◆ FOMC minutes this afternoon
Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 2.5
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Metals Recap — October 6
◆ Dec gold +$33.50 → $4,190.40 (off 2-month low overnight)
◆ Dec silver +$0.225 → $61.55
◆ Safe-haven bid: EU political turmoil, bond market jitters
◆ Dalio: China and Japan may pull back from U.S. Treasuries
◆ Euro hits 1.5-year low on EU turmoil
◆ Crude falls 3rd day — Middle East supply recovering
◆ U.S. trade deficit widens to record $105.6B in August
◆ FOMC minutes Wednesday afternoon
Wyckoff Rating: Gold 3.0 · Silver 3.0
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Metals Recap — October 1
◆ Dec gold → $4,185.00 (near flat, off AM high of $4,209.40)
◆ Dec silver +$0.429 → $60.98
◆ Safe-haven demand resurfaces despite dollar at 1.5-yr high
◆ 10-yr Treasury tops 5.3% — highest since 2007
◆ Brent crude +2.8% back above $100
◆ Jobless claims: 197K — near 57-year low
◆ October Fed hike odds fall to 37% from 70% last week
◆ Jobs report Friday — 100K payrolls expected
Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 3.0
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Metals Recap — September 30
◆ Dec gold +$22.40 → $4,202.20
◆ Dec silver -$0.183 → $60.98
◆ PCE: 3.4% headline, 3.0% core — both below forecasts
◆ Q2 GDP revised up to 2.2% annualized
◆ ADP: 90K private jobs in September — above 70K forecast
◆ Middle East crude exports at 98% of pre-war levels
◆ China manufacturing PMI returns to expansion at 50.1
◆ Jobs report Friday — consensus at 100K payrolls
Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 3.0
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