ab 21 September 2026 Global Research First Read Gold rises as oil provides relief Prices: Iron Ore 61% cfr N China +0.7%% $96.65/dmt; HCC PLV -1.0% $277.90/t; Thermal Coal NEWC unch $148.56/t; GFEX Li -2.0% RMB128,580/t; Spodumene -2.1%$1,825/t; Cu +0.5% $6.61/lb; Al unch $1.50/lb; Ni -0.3% $7.36/lb; Au +0.8% $4,377/oz; Brent -0.2% $103.87/bbl; WTI -0.1% $92.05/bbl Bulks: Iron Ore supported by higher than expected hot metal output. Base Metals: Copper up as China demand signals offset US tariff uncertainty. Precious Metals: Gold rises as lower oil prices eased inflationary concerns. Oil: Brent lower after China asks Iran to limit Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Resources Headlines China Rare Earth Group in talks to buy MP Materials shareholder Shenghe Resources, sources say... US, China discuss cutting tariffs on US LNG ahead of Xi visit... Aramco halts October crude deliveries to some European refiners after pipeline attack, Bloomberg reports... Prysmian, Rio Tinto partner to