Front Month Nymex RBOB Gasoline Rose 1.88% to Settle at $2.1283 — Data Talk

Front Month Nymex Natural Gas for Sept. delivery lost 1.40 cents per million British thermal units, or 0.51% to $2.7520 per million British thermal units today

• Down for three consecutive sessions
• Down 16.40 cents or 5.62% over the last three sessions
• Largest three day dollar and percentage decline since Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025
• Lowest settlement value since Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
• Off 38.72% from its 52-week high of $4.491 hit Monday, March 10, 2025
• Up 44.54% from its 52-week low of $1.904 hit Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024
• Rose 26.41% from 52 weeks ago
• Off 38.72% from its 2025 settlement high of $4.491 hit Monday, March 10, 2025
• Off 82.10% from its record high of $15.378 hit Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005
• Month-to-date it is down 11.40%
• Year-to-date it is down 88.10 cents or 24.25%

All prices are calculated based on the settlement price of the current front month contract.

Source: Dow Jones Market Data

Front Month Nymex Crude for Sept. delivery gained 86 cents per barrel, or 1.38% to $63.21 today

• Largest one day dollar and percentage gain since Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025
• Up two of the past three sessions
• Off 21.03% from its 52-week high of $80.04 hit Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025
• Up 10.64% from its 52-week low of $57.13 hit Monday, May 5, 2025
• Down 12.12% from 52 weeks ago
• Off 21.03% from its 2025 settlement high of $80.04 hit Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025
• Up 10.64% from its 2025 settlement low of $57.13 hit Monday, May 5, 2025
• Off 56.49% from its record high of $145.29 hit Thursday, July 3, 2008
• Month-to-date it is down 8.74%
• Year-to-date it is down $8.51 or 11.87%

All prices are calculated based on the settlement price of the current front month contract.

Source: Dow Jones Market Data

Front Month Nymex ULSD for Sept. delivery gained 2.85 cents per gallon, or 1.27% to $2.2796 today

• Largest one day dollar and percentage gain since Tuesday, July 29, 2025
• Up for three consecutive sessions
• Up 5.46 cents or 2.45% over the last three sessions
• Largest three day dollar and percentage gain since Monday, July 21, 2025
• Highest settlement value since Monday, Aug. 11, 2025
• Off 13.03% from its 52-week high of $2.621 hit Friday, Jan. 17, 2025
• Up 15.45% from its 52-week low of $1.9745 hit Monday, May 5, 2025
• Rose 1.33% from 52 weeks ago
• Off 13.03% from its 2025 settlement high of $2.621 hit Friday, Jan. 17, 2025
• Up 15.45% from its 2025 settlement low of $1.9745 hit Monday, May 5, 2025
• Off 55.61% from its record high of $5.1354 hit Thursday, April 28, 2022
• Month-to-date it is down 5.00%
• Year-to-date it is down 4.10 cents or 1.77%

All prices are calculated based on the settlement price of the current front month contract.

Source: Dow Jones Market Data

Cattle futures set a new record amid supply concerns as the screwworm outbreak seems to be expanding through Central America. "Mexican cattle ranchers in the South are wanting their border protected now from other Central American countries," Global Commodity Analytics' Mike Zuzolo says, citing news reports. The development, he says, "suggests we are a longer way away...from opening our border up with Mexico." Demand, on the other hand, gives no signs of abating, he says. On the CBOT, live cattle for October rises 1.5% to $2.3485, topping the record set earlier this month. Hogs, meanwhile, fall slightly as a trade deal with China remains elusive, to 89.95 cents a pound. (paulo.trevisani@wsj.com; @ptrevisani)

Silver prices firmed above $37.5 per ounce on Wednesday, as markets weighed the Federal Reserve’s rate outlook amid a stronger dollar.

Investors assessed the Fed’s July minutes which revealed divisions among officials, with most favoring steady rates while two governors pushed for cuts, the first such dissent in decades.

Fed governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman favored a quarter-point rate cut over leaving rates unchanged, underscoring divisions within the committee.

Policymakers cited risks from both inflation and a weakening labor market, noting added uncertainty from tariffs.

Focus will then shift to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks at the Jackson Hole symposium, with markets watching for any attempt to temper expectations for easing.

Traders currently assign an 85% probability of a September rate cut and are pricing in about 54 basis points of reductions by year-end.

Gold held earlier gains on Wednesday, trading above $3,345 per ounce after the release of the latest FOMC minutes, supported by expectations of a September rate cut and a softer US dollar that boosted global demand.

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting showed officials were divided, with most agreeing it was too soon to cut rates despite growing concerns over inflation and a weakening labor market.

Two governors dissented, favoring a rate cut, marking the first multiple-governor opposition to a policy decision in more than three decades.

Investors also await Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming speech at Jackson Hole for signals on future monetary policy.

Market expectations currently price in an 85% chance of a September rate cut, further supporting bullish sentiment in the metal.