Oil & Gas
The industry that explores for, produces and refines crude oil and natural gas; crude prices feed directly into inflation data and, through that channel, into central-bank interest-rate decisions that also move gold.
Covered in 3 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on September 14, 2026.
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Gold and Silver Slip Again as Saudi Arabia Attacks Send Oil Toward $107 Ahead of the Fed's Rate Call
Brent crude jumped more than 2.6% on the day and nearly 9% for the week after attacks forced the closure of a key Saudi oil pipeline, lifting prices for oil producers and exporters even as the disrupted pipeline itself lost throughput.
Gold Near ₹1.53 Lakh Could Swing This Week on the Fed's Rate Call and the Iran War
Crude oil closing the week above $100 a barrel on war-driven supply risk directly lifts revenue for oil producers and exporting economies.
Gold Holds Near $4,390 as Oil's Climb Toward $100 Sharpens the Stakes for This Week's US Inflation Data
Attacks on Saudi energy facilities and naval tensions near the Strait of Hormuz pushed both WTI and Brent crude higher, a direct price benefit for oil producers and exporters even as it raises costs elsewhere in the economy.
