Commodities
Oil and gas from the EIA’s own prices and weekly stock counts, and metals and grains from the futures markets: where each price is, how it moved, and how much crude and fuel the United States holds.
Commodities today
EIA and Yahoo Finance · to Oct 6, 2026WTI crude
96.24
+0.1% on the day
$ a barrel · EIA · Oct 6
Brent crude
125.44
−0.1% on the day
$ a barrel · EIA · Oct 6
Natural gas
3.03
+2.4% on the day
$ per million Btu · EIA · Oct 6
Gold
4,160.70
−0.6% on the day
$ a troy ounce · Yahoo Finance · Oct 7
Copper
6.75
+2.4% on the day
$ a pound · Yahoo Finance · Oct 7
In the week to Oct 2, 2026 US commercial crude stocks fell 3.2 million barrels to 424.1 million, 3.9 million more than a year earlier.
Oil and gas
Spot prices the EIA publishes, dollars| Price | $ | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | This year | 1 year | Year low–high | Place in the range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTI crude$ a barrel · Cushing, Oklahoma | 96.24 | +0.1% | +0.1% | +3.8% | +68.1% | +54.0% | 55.44 to 114.58 | |
| Brent crude$ a barrel · North Sea | 125.44 | −0.1% | +10.1% | +22.7% | +104.5% | +87.0% | 59.93 to 138.21 | |
| Natural gas$ per million Btu · Henry Hub, Louisiana | 3.03 | +2.4% | −4.7% | +3.8% | −24.3% | −8.7% | 2.54 to 30.72 |
- WTI, $ a barrel
- Brent, $ a barrel
U.S. Energy Information Administration, via FRED, Spot prices: WTI (DCOILWTICO), Brent (DCOILBRENTEU), Henry Hub (DHHNGSP) · data for Oct 6, 2026 · read Oct 7, 10:02 PM ET
US oil stocks
Million barrels, from the EIA’s weekly report| Stock | Week to Oct 2 | On the week | A year earlier | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil | 707.1 | −4.0 | 827.2 | −120.1 |
| Commercial (Excluding SPR) | 424.1 | −3.2 | 420.3 | +3.9 |
| Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) | 283.0 | −0.8 | 407.0 | −124.0 |
| Total Motor Gasoline | 204.7 | +0.4 | 219.1 | −14.3 |
| Distillate Fuel Oil | 105.1 | 0.0 | 121.6 | −16.4 |
| Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel | 42.5 | −1.1 | 44.3 | −1.8 |
| Propane/Propylene | 107.8 | −1.8 | 100.5 | +7.3 |
Commercial crude excludes the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the government’s stockpile. A draw (a fall) in stocks during the driving or heating season is normal; the year-earlier column is the fairer comparison.
U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report, table 1: stocks · week ending Oct 2, 2026 · read Oct 7, 8:34 PM ET
Metals and grains
Front-month futures settlements, from Yahoo Finance| Contract | Price | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | This year | 1 year | Year low–high | Place in the range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoldMetals · $ a troy ounce | 4,160.70 | −0.6% | −0.6% | −7.1% | −4.2% | +3.9% | 3,960.50 to 5,318.40 | |
| SilverMetals · $ a troy ounce | 60.63 | −0.9% | +0.9% | −8.2% | −13.6% | +28.5% | 46.56 to 115.08 | |
| CopperMetals · $ a pound | 6.75 | +2.4% | +2.9% | +2.3% | +19.9% | +33.7% | 4.85 to 6.80 | |
| PlatinumMetals · $ a troy ounce | 1,670.40 | −1.3% | −1.9% | −8.3% | −17.9% | +2.7% | 1,504.00 to 2,852.40 | |
| CornGrains · cents a bushel | 503.25 | −0.9% | +0.5% | −1.7% | +14.3% | +19.9% | 402.00 to 543.00 | |
| WheatGrains · cents a bushel | 685.00 | −2.7% | +1.4% | −4.3% | +35.1% | +35.2% | 496.75 to 767.00 | |
| SoybeansGrains · cents a bushel | 1,299.75 | −0.2% | +0.5% | +0.5% | +26.1% | +27.2% | 1,006.50 to 1,328.00 |
The nearest futures contract on COMEX (metals) and CBOT (grains). When a contract expires the series rolls to the next one, which can move the price by itself; no keyless official source publishes these daily.
Yahoo Finance, Front-month futures settlements: COMEX metals, CBOT grains · data for Oct 7, 2026 · read Oct 7, 10:33 PM ET
ARCANE reporting
Published investigations, newest first
The numbers disagree
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Archive · Energy shipping · Aug 23, 2026
The numbers disagree
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Archive · Energy · Aug 23, 2026
The numbers disagree
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Archive · Energy shipping · Aug 21, 2026
The numbers disagree
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Archive · Energy shipping · Aug 20, 2026
Sources
Every number above, where it comes from and when it was read- U.S. Energy Information Administration, via FREDSpot prices: WTI (DCOILWTICO), Brent (DCOILBRENTEU), Henry Hub (DHHNGSP)Data for Oct 6, 2026 · read Oct 7, 10:02 PM ET
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationWeekly Petroleum Status Report, table 1: stocksData for Oct 2, 2026 · read Oct 7, 8:34 PM ET
- Yahoo FinanceFront-month futures settlements: COMEX metals, CBOT grainsData for Oct 7, 2026 · read Oct 7, 10:33 PM ET